“I have spent the seven subsequent months – miserable months – in my life trying to be a better person,” Toobin told CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota. Toobin said in Thursday's segment that his conduct was "deeply moronic and indefensible." Watch Video: Cancel culture has grown in popularity Victims also shouldn't feel any pressure to forgive the harassment they have been forced to endure." An apology that obscures a workplace issue There is no reason for women to tolerate mistreatment as a tax of being in the workplace. "That these are mistakes anyone could make and, as a result, we should make sure that we aren't too hard on the people who make them. "These performative apologies give the impression that this stuff isn't that bad," said Nicole Bedera, an expert in sexual violence. The power I had over these women is that they admired me." Louis C.K., who was accused in 2017 of masturbating in front of several women, never said the word "sorry" in his apology, but noted that "what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your (expletive) isn't a question. It found, "statements were, on the whole, full of denials and defenses, including arguments about what 'counts' as harassment, and references to the accused’s own career accomplishments." Despite what may be presented as sincerity and remorse in many ways these public facing apologies don’t focus on harmful behaviors and their impact and instead focus on humanizing the person who has caused harm."Īn analysis from researchers at Georgia State University found of more than two hundred public statements issued by people accused of work-related sexual harassment and misconduct as part of the #MeToo movement, only one-third included apologies. "Anytime a public figure is giving a public apology it is inevitably an opportunity to repair their own image. "This example really underscores why we can’t equate a public apology with accountability," said Laura Palumbo, communications director at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. While Toobin's words suggested contrition, on social media some noted Toobin was "smug" and "smiling." During his apology, Toobin also stated how "miserable" recent months have been for him. But it did not upend a culture that minimizes the impact of sexual misconduct to preserve men's reputations. #MeToo made sexual misconduct more visible.
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