Coming of age in the age of sexual harassment
Harvey Weinstein
I could have  though  which is one reason it struck me so hard when I read it Thursday. Those are the opening words of the quasi-apology issued by  movie impresario Harvey Weinstein  after The New York Times reported that  he  had sexually preyed on women for the past 30 years.
According to the Times  Weinstein  one of Hollywood’s most powerful men  invited the actress Ashley Judd to a meeting in  his  hotel room then asked if she’d watch  him  shower.  He  promised another young woman that  he ’d help her career in exchange for sex.  He  asked a female assistant to give  him  a massage while  he  was naked. There were others.
 Weinstein  has denounced the Times report and is threatening to sue  but  he  also issued a mea culpa for unspecified wrongs  he  has done and pain  he  has caused  with the suggestion that  his  problem is rooted in the world that shaped  him .
“That was the culture then ”  he  said in  his  statement.
 Weinstein  was born in 1952  the year before the recently departed Hugh Hefner invented Playboy magazine.  He  grew up in an era when men yukked it up over Playboy playmates  which corresponded to the moment that women  newly liberated by the birth control pill  were finding their way in record numbers into college  grad school and jobs once reserved for men.
How much mercy does  Weinstein  deserve because  he  came into power when men were less likely to be outed for using it in abusive  sexual ways?
 His  adviser in this scandal  the attorney Lisa Bloom  who ordinarily defends women in sexual harassment cases  has called him “an old dinosaur learning new ways.”
 We ’re all products of  our  time.  Weinstein  came into adulthood in an age that made it easier for men to kids themselves that harassment was OK. But deep down  I’m guessing   he  always knew it was wrong. Power often seduces people  regardless of gender  into doing whatever they can get away with.
Sexual harassment in the workplace still thrives  from the movie studio to the TV network (think  Fox  and no doubt others) to hot new startups (think Uber) to  well  probably everywhere.
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According to the Times  [TGT]one of Hollywood’s most powerful men  invited the actress Ashley Judd to a meeting in  [TGT]  hotel room then asked if she’d watch  [TGT]  shower.  [TGT]  promised another young woman that  [TGT] ’d help her career in exchange for sex.  [TGT]  asked a female assistant to give  [TGT]  a massage while  [TGT]  was naked. There were others.
 [TGT]has denounced the Times report and is threatening to sue  but  [TGT]  also issued a mea culpa for unspecified wrongs  [TGT]  has done and pain  [TGT]  has caused  with the suggestion that  [TGT]  problem is rooted in the world that shaped  [TGT] .
“That was the culture then ”  he  said in  his  statement.
 [TGT]was born in 1952  the year before the recently departed Hugh Hefner invented Playboy magazine.  [TGT]  grew up in an era when men yukked [TGT] up over Playboy playmates  which corresponded to the moment that women  newly liberated by the birth control pill  were finding their way in record numbers into college  grad school and jobs once reserved for men.
How much mercy does  [TGT]deserve because  [TGT]  came into power when men were less likely to be outed for using it in abusive  sexual ways?
 [TGT]  adviser in this scandal  the attorney Lisa Bloom  who ordinarily defends women in sexual harassment cases  has called him “an old dinosaur learning new ways.”
 [TGT] ’re all products of  [TGT]  time.  [TGT]came into adulthood in an age that made it easier for men to kids themselves that harassment was OK. But deep down  I’m guessing   [TGT]  always knew it was wrong. Power often seduces people  regardless of gender  into doing whatever they can get away with.
Sexual harassment in the workplace still thrives  from the movie studio to the TV network (think  Fox  and no doubt others) to hot new startups (think Uber) to  well  probably everywhere.
 Twitter [TGT]
 [TGT]to be suspended from  [TGT]  company during harassment inquiry »
After accusations Hollywood asks: Is  [TGT]done?  »
Harvey Weinstein  to take leave of absence after bombshell New York Times sexual harassment report »"