My wife too. My sisters too. My nieces too.  My friends too. I shouldn’t be surprised. The real question is what woman do I know that hasn’t been sexually harassed or assaulted? Anyone?

I’ve known of at least one sexual harassment/verbal assault of Cathy since it happened to her at work in 1990. We talked about suing at that point, but proving the event was going to be difficult. And the asshole who harassed her and showed her dirty stories (and said he’d like to do the same with her) was the husband of the owner of the company. She was getting ready to leave the company already. When she told a female “friend” about the incident, the friend told management. They walked her out of the company later that day. Justice…..

The Harvey Weinstein incident has incited the current “Me too” campaign, but why are we surprised? Our current president has bragged about “grabbing women by the pussy”. Bill Clinton received blowjobs from an intern in the Oval Office – no pressure there, I’m sure. Bill Cosby has drugged women for sex. Our society has tolerated this for so long, we don’t remember when this wasn’t “tolerated”.

When do we as a society say, enough? This is our problem to solve, both men and women. When do we men say to our friends, coworkers, bosses, and relatives, “stop this you dumb shit. It’s offensive to me, AND it’s against the law”. Why is this so hard to do?  Enough.

Hashtags aren’t enough.  Facebook posts aren’t enough.  Telling stories isn’t enough.  What are you going to do to make a difference?
                                                  ** Crude language used purposefully **