Iโve always heard that its damn near sacrilege to speak ill of the old, but fuck Rep. John Conyers and Harvey Weinstein and Russell Simmons and Matt Lauer. Iโm so tired of hearing how bad they feel, or how poorly they are doing in the wake of allegations that they violated women.
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I donโt care if they get treatment or are seeking spiritual counseling. I donโt care that they are leaving the jobs that allegedly allowed them to use their positions of power to prey on women. I donโt care that some of them are willing to admit, now, after being called out by the brave womenโwho most times wish to remain anonymous out of fear, shame and embarrassmentโthat they have a problem.
So I really donโt care that Conyers, 88, has been hospitalized in the Detroit area, suffering from stress. It just so happens that his hospitalization comes on the heels of the appearance on NBCโs Today show of one of the women who accused the congressman of sexual harassment.
Iโm sure many of the women he reportedly sexually harassed suffered intensely stressful moments. Iโm sure they endured sleepless nights and full-on crying sessions in a therapistโs office. Iโm getting tired of learning how the men who have stalked, cornered and forced themselves on women are holding up after the women found the courage to speak to their trauma.
โI just spoke with Monica Conyers on the phone, and we want you to know that the congressman is resting comfortably in an area hospital. Heโs doing OK, as well as he can be expected for a gentleman thatโs approaching 90 years of age,โ political consultant Sam Riddle said, according to WDIV Click on Detroit. โThe congressmanโs health is not what it should be, and lot of that is directly attributable to this media assault.โ
Media assault? Is that the assault that began after Conyersโ reported continual sexual harassment?
โIt was sexual harassment, violating my body, propositioning me, inviting me to hotels with the guys discussing business and then propositioning me for sex,โ Marion Brown told Today. โHe just violated my body, he has touched me in different ways, and it was very uncomfortable and very unprofessional.โ
So Conyers isnโt having a good time of it, but hereโs to hoping he gets better, because I think some of the other women he reportedly harassed have something to say.
Read more at WDIV Click on Detroit.
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