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"In the late 19th century, from the moment that American women were
granted the freedom to leave their houses unescorted, they encountered a
pest known as “the masher.” Generally, a smarmy mustachioed fop, this
unfamiliar man winked at or brushed up against a shop girl on the
streetcar, loomed over and stalked a working woman walking down the
street, called out “hey turtle-dove” to teenage girls. The most galling
mashers groped, hugged, and kissed any girl or woman they declared
irresistible.
Today—almost 150 years later—we’re realizing that the masher, who is now
called a “sexual harasser,” never went away. Thanks to women and men
like the ones “TIME Magazine” dubbed “The Silence Breakers,” we know the
most prominent mashers can be found watching TV in the White House and
glad-handling potential voters at state fairs. They’re in Hollywood
casting calls, on print and radio editorial staffs, sitting at the
anchor chair on TV news programs, and commanding tech company board
meetings. We know they also badger women with very little power to speak
out, those who work at restaurants and retail spaces, on cleaning
staffs, and in the fields."
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
