Time Person of the Year

It goes back to Anita Hill.

"Sexual harassment" wasn't in the American lexicon until the Clarence Thomas hearings.

Thomas, btw, (along with Trump) is another serial groper who should have been ousted on his fat petard long ago.

 

I was talking about the "origin" of the current spate of outings. Carlson hit Fox News, NYT does story on O'Reilly, New York Mag goes deeper into Fox, the Weinstein story and then "Me Too"

The film and book "Disclosure" further elevated the discussion in '94 after the Rice hearings. And as more women gained more clout more attention was paid to how women in the workplace were treated in the '60s.

 

Bullshit.

Link(s)?

 

"Silence, Beaker!"

 

It’s hoisted with (or by) his petard ...

 

Either way, a petard is pretty fucking lethal.

 

Until I just looked it up, I always assumed a petard was a sword.

 

I'll take misquoted Shakespeare for $600, Alex.

 

This guy?

 

Being an actual subscriber - I pay about a $1 per issue - I predict the accompanying article will have great art. Plus, the occasional good insight amidst a welter of stuff you could pull straight from Google.

 

https://listverse.com/2008/09/15/top-10-shakespeare-misquotes/