In other words, he created an atmosphere that was uncomfortable or
dangerous for women, which would be one thing if he were working in,
say, a small office. But that a man who controls some part of the fate
of the world apparently devoted his energies to generating fear, misery,
and injustice around him says something about the shape of our world
and the values of the nations and institutions that tolerated his
behavior and that of men like him.
- "Worlds Collide in a Luxury Suite," collected in Men Explain Things to Me, which a friend sent me today and I am reading while slow-roasting chicken in the oven (and I picked that dish so I could take my time with it)
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