Charlie Rose. Gentle, reflective Charlie Rose, for cryin' out loud. Eight accusers. Allusions to maneuvers well-known among interns and staff, such as the "shower trick" and the "crusty paws."
Def Jam Recordings mogul Russell Simmons.
New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush
A staffer at the SEIU.
The cultural rot of the last half-century-plus that is a prominent theme here at LITD seems to run deeper than I'd imagined.
1 Peter 5:8 absolutely nails our current state of affairs.
Given increasing difficulties with intimacy in our culture, as reflected in higher divorce rates and increasing difficulty people report having in developing and sustaining satisfying relationships, the use of inanimate sexual surrogates is here to stay. With advances in robotics and artificial intelligence, physical, virtual and augmented-reality sexual and emotional intimacy partners are here to stay — and will only become more common.
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The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church said Monday the world is on the brink of slipping into “the abyss of the end of history,” according to a state-run news agency. The apocalypse “is already visible to the naked eye,” Patriarch Kirill told congregants after a service at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, reported RIA Novosti.
ReplyDeleteHe said there could be a saving grace for the world—society uniting. "Today is not the time to rock the boat of human passions. Today is the time to rally all healthy forces," Kirill said. "That's why the church, art, culture, our writers, scientists—all those people who love the Motherland—should come together because we are entering a critical period in human civilization.”
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-church-says-end-of-history-is-near/ar-BBFoENT?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5JDHP
But I really do not think a whit less of most of them, as long as they admit it. We've all fallen short. As for sexual harassment, it's really nothing new. What is new is ruining careers years and decades after the alleged fact. And isn't that wrong?
ReplyDeleteIt's nothing new, but it's tawdry and has an effect on the women it's inflicted on. It's an utter lack of respect for a fellow multidimensional human being. It should never happen. As for sex bots, they are clearly the work of the devil. And the the Russian partriarch is exactly correct. I think we have entered into a stage where this is spiritual warfare - between various powers and principalities.
ReplyDeleteActually, you can thank the last 50 years for making age-old sexual harassment actionable:
ReplyDelete"The practice of sexual harassment is centuries old. An early -- and extreme -- example of sexual harassment in the U.S were the sexual assaults on African American Women slaves by their owners, without any legal recourse available to the victims. Sex discrimination has only been illegal in the U.S since the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Even after this landmark law passed, the first sexual harassment cases were not brought until the 1970s -- and the Supreme Court didn't consider the issue until the 1980s."
https://www.employmentlawfirms.com/resources/employment/workplace-safety-and-health/sexual-harassment-law.htm
But, wah wah, it's so very late in the day now.
ReplyDeleteYup, it sure is.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure of your point beyond some kind of "it was ever thus" position.
Where do you stand on it? Is sexual harassment bad or okay?
It's not just the sexual harassment in isolation that makes the last 50 years a time of unprecedented rot.
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ReplyDeleteYour question about whether I think sexual harassment is bad or ok is so ludicrous it does not deserve an answer.
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