Celebrity Sexual Harassment Charge Sheet

[Hermit]

It's just the male libido, men, it is destructive!

After weeks of continuously unfolding abuse scandals, men have become, quite literally, unbelievable. What any given man might say about gender politics and how he treats women are separate and unrelated phenomena. Liberal or conservative, feminist or chauvinist, woke or benighted, young or old, found on Fox News or in The New Republic, a man’s stated opinions have next to no relationship to behavior.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opin ... linity.html

What a load of crap. Libido is not the source of misbehaviour, nor is it It's not "the nature of men". And sex itself is not about power. Patriarchalism is, and all abuses by men as men in relation to women as women flow on from that.

Verstehen Sie Spass?

The article did not strike me as an attempt at sarcasm or any other kind of humour, and I am afraid I saw none in your comment either. So, if I simply missed it, I obviously don't.

[JimC]

Humourless Germans...

[Hermit]

Looks like someone took the article down.

It's still there. I occidentally chopped the "l" off the "html" when I quoted the link. Try this one:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opin ... inity.html

On second thought, don't bother. It really is not worth reading.

[DRSB]

It's just the male libido, men, it is destructive!

After weeks of continuously unfolding abuse scandals, men have become, quite literally, unbelievable. What any given man might say about gender politics and how he treats women are separate and unrelated phenomena. Liberal or conservative, feminist or chauvinist, woke or benighted, young or old, found on Fox News or in The New Republic, a man’s stated opinions have next to no relationship to behavior.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opin ... linity.html

What a load of crap. Libido is not the source of misbehaviour, nor is it It's not "the nature of men". And sex itself is not about power. Patriarchalism is, and all abuses by men as men in relation to women as women flow on from that.

Verstehen Sie Spass?

The article did not strike me as an attempt at sarcasm or any other kind of humour, and I am afraid I saw none in your comment either. So, if I simply missed it, I obviously don't.

But Hermit, you know me, you don't seriously think I'd endorse something like this! OK, I will post smilies in the future just to be on the safe side!

[pErvinalia]

Humourless Germans...

I think the Germans need a seperate sub forum where they can be sent when they take things too literally and miss sarcasm, or just be anal.

[JimC]

Someone has to do a nasty parody version of the Burke's Backyard theme song:

"Give me a home among the gum trees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
All in Burke's Backyard."

[pErvinalia]

"Give me a home among the gum trees
With lots of plum trees
A grope or two, or a word too lewd
A whorehouse out the back
Backhander out the front
All in Burke's Back Gutter."

[JimC]

I like it!

[Hermit]

"Give me a home among the numpties
With lots of rum please
A grope or two, with a sexy roo
A crude touch from the back
My willie out the front
Gets this berk all hard."

[pErvinalia]

[JimC]

He was in the news as playing the (self-diagnosed) autism card as an excuse for not understanding the social niceties in his interactions with women. He got a big serve from Autism support groups, as you would expect...

But, as in other cases, equally villainous are the network executives who kept excusing him and keeping his victims quiet because his show was a money spinner for them...

[pErvinalia]

Yep, it's very similar to the Weinstein situtation (except Burke didn't go so far as to rape anyone, that we know of. Yet).

[Brian Peacock]

I'm just waiting for someone to say, "I couldn't help myself. I've been diagnoses as a sociopath."

[pErvinalia]

Matt Lauer, that Merkin tv guy, has been sacked for sexual misconduct of some sort.

[JimC]

The male ranks of the entertainment industry stand to be decimated!