Michelle - Huh? Sorry. I'm confused. That analogy escapes me.
Generally speaking, sexual harassment is in the mind's eye of the person who is made to feel uncomfortable. The other women in the administration who did not get the kind of treatment Monica did (the access, favors, presents, links to job opportunities, etc.) have every right to feel as if the only way to get those kinds of special favors would have been to, well, play the well-known Clinton "bimbo eruption" game.
The degradation of Paula Jones in the hotel room was a miscalculation on Clinton's part, in that he assumed he would accomplish something with her that he had been able to accomplish with others in the past. The fact that he probably did not take some kind of overt revenge out on her through her job merely points out how trivial he thought his behavior and her rejection was. He rationalized that "trailer-trash" would never have a chance to cause him any grief.
Any man with that kind of attitude toward women certainly does not deserve their respect -- unless, of course, there is something they want from him in return for turning a blind eye. Quid pro quo, methinks.
Problem is, for those with the character to not play that game, it means you are at a disadvantage vs. those that will. And if you are at a disadvantage because you hold certain things like marriage vows sacred and won't "fool around," you can easily be a victim of sexual harassment because you don't participate.
Guilt loves company.
Mr. K. |
