“"Miming" groping is utterly gross and reprehensible and, yes, would (rightly, in my view) get you fired from many jobs. But the difference between miming groping and actually physically groping a women's breasts (which should put you in jail) is nonetheless quite vast.”— Christopher Orr, twitter.com
“The Charlie Rose allegations. Just disturbing beyond belief. The fact that men like this got away with this behavior for so long and felt so free to do it openly speaks to a deep cultural problem in our world.”— Joy Reid, twitter.com
“Sexual harassment is not an inevitability. The narrative that men can't help themselves is insulting to men. Prove it wrong.”— Lauren Duca, twitter.com
“One of the toughest parts of this fall has been realizing that so many male colleagues assumed our careers didn't take off like theirs because we were less talented.”— Amy Sullivan, twitter.com
“I've been thinking a lot recently about consent, and how the last few weeks have underlined how terribly power has understood it and corrupted it. Everyone is taught about consent in some limited way, but for men it's usually as a hurdle to be cleared. A checkpoint for attaining something even in re…”— Vann R. Newkirk II, twitter.com
“'Not all men' has sort of become a useful thing to say, now that SO MANY men want to rationalize disgusting behavior as a normal, guy thing. NOT REALLY. It’s not normal. It’s not something men can’t help. PLENTY of men get through the day without harassing anyone.”— Rainbow Rowell, twitter.com
“If we’re being honest - and I feel like this crosses race and class lines - male culture tries to make boys/men feel fucked up for NOT being harassers. That’s how warped this shit is.”— Saladin Ahmed, twitter.com