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Teh One Who Knocks
12-06-2017, 01:27 PM
Doug Stanglin and Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY


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Time magazine named "The Silence Breakers" — women who triggered a #MeToo national outcry over sexual harassment — as the 2017 "Person of the Year."

The magazine said President Trump was runner-up for the top title, while Chinese President Xi Jinping was third on the list.

Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal revealed the cover on Wednesday morning's Today show, which features Ashley Judd, Taylor Swift, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler and a woman whose face is obscured, intended to represent the women who haven't yet come forward.

"This is the fastest-moving social change we've seen in decades, and it began with individual acts of courage by hundreds of women, and some men, who came forward to tell their own stories of sexual harassment and assault," Felsenthal said. "The image you see partially on the cover is of a woman we talked to, a hospital worker in the middle of the country who shared her story with us and some others but doesn't feel like she can come forward without threatening her livelihood."
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The Today show, which recently experienced its own harassment scandal that ousted former anchor Matt Lauer, also hosted actress Alyssa Milano and #MeToo creator Tarana Burke to talk about the cover, both of whom have spoken out about their own experiences with sexual misconduct

"This is the just the start, and I've been saying from the beginning that it's not just a moment, it's a movement," Burke said.
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It was the 91st year that the magazine has recognized the person or group of people who most influenced the news during the past year.

The shortlist included Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the Dreamers, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who launched a national protest against racism and police brutality, special prosecutor Robert Mueller, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

RBP
12-06-2017, 01:29 PM
Oh for fucks sake.

Muddy
12-06-2017, 01:35 PM
They completely blew it by not including Terry Crews on that cover.

RBP
12-06-2017, 02:18 PM
They completely blew it by not including Terry Crews on that cover.

Doesn't fit the narrative.

Muddy
12-06-2017, 02:19 PM
Doesn't fit the narrative.

Agreed.. But for real, they could have really pulled something off..

DemonGeminiX
12-06-2017, 03:29 PM
I was picking up a pizza yesterday and while I was waiting, a cute little blonde with a great ass in tight jeans came in to grab her order. The thought, "Man, I wouldn't mind sexually harassing her for a while" entered my mind while I was checking her out. I couldn't help it.

:oops:

Teh One Who Knocks
12-06-2017, 03:35 PM
I was picking up a pizza yesterday and while I was waiting, a cute little blonde with a great ass in tight jeans came in to grab her order. The thought, "Man, I wouldn't mind sexually harassing her for a while" entered my mind while I was checking her out. I couldn't help it.

:oops:

If you aren't part of the solution, you're part of the problem :nono:

DemonGeminiX
12-06-2017, 03:36 PM
I know.

:sad2:

Muddy
12-06-2017, 03:37 PM
If you didn't harass her then you are a fag.

RBP
12-06-2017, 04:14 PM
:lol:

RBP
12-06-2017, 04:14 PM
"got game" has become criminal.

Teh One Who Knocks
12-06-2017, 04:25 PM
https://i.imgur.com/XRoIYFz.jpg

RBP
12-06-2017, 04:26 PM
https://i.imgur.com/XRoIYFz.jpg

what?

Teh One Who Knocks
12-06-2017, 04:31 PM
That's how ridiculous it is getting. It's not because she was a slut, it was flat out sexual assault and it's the fault of all men who 'wronged' her.

PorkChopSandwiches
12-06-2017, 04:36 PM
:facepalm:

Hal-9000
12-06-2017, 07:53 PM
I'm going to meet Oprah, get an autograph, and then let her pay me a bazillion dollars because she touched my wee-wee.

Teh One Who Knocks
12-06-2017, 07:55 PM
The oppressors cannot be oppressed :nono:

Hal-9000
12-06-2017, 07:56 PM
I gave consent, then retracted it.

She oppressed my wee-wee [-(

lost in melb.
12-06-2017, 11:35 PM
https://i.imgur.com/d4JjKjT.jpg

I don't orgasm anymore...

me neither...

me neither...

RBP
12-07-2017, 03:28 AM
https://i.imgur.com/XRoIYFz.jpg


what?


That's how ridiculous it is getting. It's not because she was a slut, it was flat out sexual assault and it's the fault of all men who 'wronged' her.

I checked with my resident feminist perspective. She didn't interpret it how we did. She said, historically, some men have viewed "sluts" or "party girls" as always willing, and these men assume they can take more liberties because 'she's fucked everyone anyway", justifying non-consensual actions based on reputation alone. Some even get mad and angry with the girl as being the "only guy she hasn't fucked". Interesting perspective.

RBP
12-08-2017, 02:22 AM
Apparently we were mansplaining. :oops: