That knoblach story is so fucking gross on so many levels. And now that girl is all alone bc political careers are apparently the most important thing.
― just1n3, Saturday, 22 September 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
and her grandmother is a monster
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 22 September 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
jesus. more details on that story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/21/knoblach-ends-campaign-amid-abuse-allegations
― Nhex, Saturday, 22 September 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
excellent On the Media segments this week on Anita Hill, the Hockenberry/Ghomeshi PR rehabs, atonement,and the McDonalds strike.
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538775/on-the-media
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 23 September 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
Jack Smith IV, writer for Mic, accused by five women of harrassment, coercion
https://jezebel.com/the-next-step-for-metoo-is-into-the-gray-areas-1829269384
― goole, Monday, 24 September 2018 20:19 (five years ago) link
so Keith Ellison stories not getting much traction despite being quite awful
― akm, Monday, 24 September 2018 21:30 (five years ago) link
yeah i guess people don't want to deal
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 21:33 (five years ago) link
thankfully, he didn't become the DNC chair because this would be blanket coverage and would have been used to discredit the progressive wing of the party
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
he needs to be investigated and likely step down. this is far worse than Franken's alleged infractions.
― akm, Monday, 24 September 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
he's already giving up his seat since he's not running for re-election this year, right? so all he would have to do would be to bow out of the AG's race. No big loss, I should think.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 24 September 2018 21:51 (five years ago) link
... and the Ellison thing has been blown slightly out of proportion by MAGA Chuds seeking equivalency w/the Kavanaugh scandal (fake victim photo etc.).
― Ubering With The King (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 24 September 2018 21:59 (five years ago) link
i mean, if he beat his girlfriends which it seems he did--two accusers--then he shouldn't be the attorney general of minnesota, just as kavanaugh shouldn't be a supreme court justice if he used to assault young women in his high school and college years. it is equivalent.
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 22:00 (five years ago) link
Ellison story is pretty insignificant compared to bigger stream of scandals coming out on a daily basis - Ellison's just not that big a figure in nat'l politics, and he's leaving office, with a chance that he will lose the AG race in November (I would think? although I guess it's too late for Dems to find another candidate so idk)
― Οὖτις, Monday, 24 September 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
XP "Equivalency" isn't the right word, and I shouldn't have used it: They're considering the Kavanaugh allegations as Fake News while fanning the flames against Ellison (which are damning enough in reality) w/genuine fake stuff about him and his accuser.
― Ubering With The King (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 24 September 2018 22:05 (five years ago) link
couldn't the runner up just replace him? xp
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 24 September 2018 22:06 (five years ago) link
BTW...
NYRB publisher statement re Ian Buruma firing over Jian Ghomeshi piece: "We acknowledge our failures in the presentation and editing of his story....We surely had a duty to acknowledge the point of view of the women who complained of Mr. Ghomeshi’s behavior. " pic.twitter.com/tZIWvbHtQ4— Cara Buckley (@caraNYT) September 24, 2018
“The article was shown to only one male editor. Most members of the staff (including six female members of staff...) were excluded from the substantial editorial process.”— Cara Buckley (@caraNYT) September 24, 2018
New York Review statement on Jian Ghomeshi piece: "usual editorial practices" not followed; Ghomeshi accusers not asked to comment; aspects of piece misleading; Ian Buruma, the former editor, unfairly represented views of staff; his departure not b/c of "Twitter mob," as he said https://t.co/nDDFg6lPZB— Isaac Chotiner (@IChotiner) September 24, 2018
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 September 2018 22:12 (five years ago) link
it's almost as if there's an epidemic of men in positions of privilege and power who are actively working against women's interests and who by the way have no idea how to do their jobs in the first place
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 September 2018 23:27 (five years ago) link
but - SHRILL LAUGH - that would be hyperbolic i'm sure and only some kind of loose cannon leftie would say such a thing
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 September 2018 23:29 (five years ago) link
where you say SHRILL LAUGH I only hear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DescenteInfinie.ogg
― El Tomboto, Monday, 24 September 2018 23:45 (five years ago) link
― maura, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:10 (five years ago) link
:)
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 09:10 (five years ago) link
:(
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― Mark G, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 09:13 (five years ago) link
;_;
how to make it through this week?!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
he needs to be investigated and likely step down. this is far worse than Franken's alleged infractions.― akm, Monday, September 24, 2018 5:49 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― akm, Monday, September 24, 2018 5:49 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
fwiw: he is being investigated by the DNC and the local party right now
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
this kavanaugh stuff is really messing with my head
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
bill cosby has been sentenced to 3-10 years in prison
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
Wow
― faculty w1fe (silby), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
His crimes were many and each one was quite serious.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:19 (five years ago) link
This was only one crime. Would that he could be serving more sentences.
― Betting Eighty Hams (sic), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:27 (five years ago) link
Due to the statute of limitations, he couldn't be tried for his other crimes, but I am sure the large number of accusations against him were on the mind of the judge.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, September 25, 2018 12:53 PM (forty-three minutes ago) Bookmark
feel uthe intersection of anita hill/early 90s memories, ^^^ this and regular 2018 life has been extremely difficult for me as well
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
this has been rolling around in my head over and over and over
Most men have no idea how truly traumatic sexual assault is. The science on the subject is pretty clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/21/brett-kavanaugh-blame-women-anita-hill-cosby-weinstein?CMP=share_btn_fb
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
the high school/college aspect has dislodged a lot of long buried stuff, finding it very hard to not stay home from work & just cower in the fetal position
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 20:07 (five years ago) link
If proceedings go forward on Thursday, I'd count on it being very, very enraging.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link
a certain amount of rage might be helpful, but there's going to trigger fear and grief, too
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
there’s no way I’m watching it
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 20:24 (five years ago) link
i am coping by distracting to the point of going out of my way to avoid further triggers beyond knowing the bare minimum of what is going onnot reading commentary, not listening to analysis on the radio, anything to avoid the further intrusion of intrusive thoughts about sexual assaultVG you are not alone in feeling this way, take care of yourself <3
this is a truly brutal read (CW: graphic SA, including details from Steubenville) but I think everyone should read it if they don't understand how cruel and harmful it is to deny the experience of rape victimshttps://longreads.com/2018/09/24/speak-truth-to-power/
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
thanks for posting that LL - what an incredible piece (brutal yes, but inspiring too)
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 21:21 (five years ago) link
yes, it ends on an upswing. i felt she was very conscious of her reader throughout. it's one of the things i liked about the way this particular piece was put together. glad it was useful <3
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 21:28 (five years ago) link
Hi Stephen Elliot, it's me, Lyz. Remember when I was an upaid editor at your magazine and we met at AWP where you invited me up to your room to watch a movie and I declined? But you didn't take no for an answer. You hounded me. I hid under a table. https://t.co/a66u4JmHXW— lyz lenz (@lyzl) September 25, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 21:53 (five years ago) link
what is it with these creeps & their long tedious martyrdoms about being “falsely accused” . it’s like they all learn that style somewhere. and the straw polling of everyone they’ve ever dated “did i rape you? no? ok good” just stop.oh and fuck off
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 22:29 (five years ago) link
“did i rape you? no? ok good”
if you have to even ask this question the answer is most likely "yes" in more than instance
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 22:31 (five years ago) link
exactly
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 22:32 (five years ago) link
this last tweet from Lenz is great
Every woman you harassed is flourishing and publishing at better outlets than some Nazi smoke screen bullshit site. You played yourself.— lyz lenz (@lyzl) September 25, 2018
Yeah, there is something about the style. And it's almost like they're in some twisted competition. 'No, I'm going to be the one to write the definitive "Great man brought low by #metoo" piece'
― Number None, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
oh and that line about “there’s no support group for the accused” can you give me one (1) small break
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 22:41 (five years ago) link
stephen elliott was always a creep and i felt incredibly uncomfortable running into him at literary gatherings, but i worried that it was my own prudishness making me feel that way. going out of your way to make “KINKYYYYYY” your personal brand is a hell of a deflector
― maura, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 14:26 (five years ago) link
Harry Shearer: also dipshit
this is probably not news though
If you're designated a "sexually violent predator", does that mean you can't hang around kids and feed them Jell-O any more? #AskingForAFriend— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) September 25, 2018
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 16:04 (five years ago) link
that's just a (not ver good) joke; don't see the real problem there.
― akm, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 16:07 (five years ago) link