“...so many men think of sexual harassment as an issue of women's hurt feelings rather than our ruined ambitions and careers is a huge part of the problem.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“If wealthy, highly visible women in news and entertainment are sexually harassed, assaulted and raped -- what do we think is happening to women in retail, food service and domestic work?”— Charlene Carruthers, twitter.com
“I am certain every woman working in Hollywood has some sleazebag story. And let's not pretend it is generational. It's all of them.”— Roxane Gay, twitter.com
“People love to believe that fat women or unattractive women avoid harassment or assault. I bought into that too. When I as a child. We’re not immune from assault. We aren’t believed. “Who would harass you?” And that makes us bigger targets. When men holler at me on the street and I ignore them they…”— Roxane Gay, twitter.com
“Another thing I’ve noticed is how for men especially 'genius' excuses terrible behavior. There are plenty of incredibly talented people who aren’t mercurial, abusive, terrible, or incapable of appropriate social behavior.”— Roxane Gay, twitter.com
“It’s really frustrating to watch women decry sexual violence and harassment unless their friend has been accused. Then, suddenly there’s more to the story.”— Roxane Gay, twitter.com
“I'll say it again. Sooner or later, one or more of your faves will be exposed as a bad person. Don't prioritize your feelings over the trauma victims face. Yep. It sucks. But it sucks worse for those hurt by the artists we love.”— Gennifer Hutchison, twitter.com
“fellas: please don’t wait to have a daughter, or until a sister or woman you love becomes a victim of sexual abuse or assault - speak up now, speak up often.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“When I was young, I felt like Woody Allen. I intuited or believed he represented me on-screen. He was me. This is one of the peculiar aspects of his genius—this ability to stand in for the audience.”— Claire Dederer, theparisreview.org
“What I want to talk about at this point is not what Harvey did. It’s more about the system that protected him and that enabled him, because that’s the only thing that we can change. Money and power enabled, and the legal system has enabled. Ultimately, the reason Harvey Weinstein followed the route…”— Zelda Perkins, newyorker.com
“About Roy Moore, accused of the sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, of minors, and who has been likened by some supporters to Mary and Joseph, because Mary was a teenager and Joseph an adult, and whose brother has just compared him to Jesus. Let me say this... First, sexual abuse is a crime. Any com…”— James Martin, SJ, twitter.com
“There is no abusive, misogynist, sociopathic "genius" out there that CAN'T be replaced by an equally creative person who is not a living trash fire. Save the hand-wringing over exposed monsters. The potential talent pool in nearly every industry is vast. And with fewer jackasses chasing, harassing a…”— C. Spike Trotman, twitter.com
“"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
“If a woman says a friend of yours has sexually assaulted or harassed her, this is a good way to handle it. Don’t immediately go into defend-my-friend mode. Don’t enable through silence. Take the woman’s side. We gain nothing but shit for speaking up.”— Mona Eltahawy, twitter.com
“As the abuse crisis in the church showed, it can take years for victims of sexual abuse to come forward. Whether out of fear, shame or being told to be quiet, it can take victims years to find their voices. Other reports also prompt more speaking out. So it's not "unbelievable."”— James Martin, SJ, twitter.com
“Dunham’s defense of Miller looked like the worst kind of hypocrisy. She was apparently willing to publicly state that it’s terrible when people refuse to believe that their friends and colleagues might be capable of hurting women, but if it’s her friend and colleague in question, then everyone shoul…”— Constance Grady, vox.com
“If every sexual harasser and abuser immediately resigned their jobs it would be like the Rapture. There would be a lot empty offices. Only difference is in this one those left behind would be happier and wouldn't miss the people who departed.”— David Rothkopf, twitter.com
“If you're a man who can't be alone with a woman and not grab her or rub up against her, you probably shouldn't be around any people, ever.”— Soledad O'Brien, twitter.com
“This is what's awful: thinking about just how much talent, how much art, has been lost because women are forced to exit due to powerful men's shitty behavior.”— Soraya Nadia McDonald, twitter.com