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Originally Posted by Slava
Well I have no idea what happened here, but there seems to be a disturbing trend where any comment men have made towards women that was "unwanted" is being considered as sexual misconduct or harassment now? I just think that when I read the headline about sexual misconduct I picture something very different than a comment in an elevator.
And I should say that I don't mean to downplay anything that has come out in the media about these issues for women. I just think that when you have rape allegations against people, or forcible confinement and things like that, it's a far cry from an offhanded remark about a "threesome not being how he pictured it" or whatever.
I also wonder if the pendulum has swung so far now that men are automatically tried and found guilt in the court of social media and the media in general immediately. Like I know nothing of Patrick Brown, and for all I know he's a complete dirt bag, but he claims these things never happened and completely denies them. But immediately everyone presumes he's guilty or at least guilty enough that he has to resign as leader and basically his political career is ruined. That's a pretty scary thought (unless he's guilty of course, in which case it's warranted).
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No need to wonder. It's happening and has been gaining momentum since the explosion of allegations starting with Weinstein/Spacey et al.
I said early on in that very thread that it was starting to get the feel of a witch hunt, and of course [Mod edit- people] immediately jumped on me for it. Yet, here we are.
As CHL said above, now its come to any sort of communication that any body doesn't like has become considered harassment or misconduct. The whole thing has jumped the shark, and truly takes away from actual victims. That's the saddest part.
With Hehr who knows what's occurred as there seems to be a lot of smoke even if not a lot of fire at this point. That will cost him in some capacity without question. It's really to bad to as we have discussed before, his story and bravery are second to none, regardless of his politics., and if he is innocent inall this...it won't matter in the end.