The Sad Evolution of Sexual Harassment

Foxnews.com has an excellent article by Wendy McElroy regarding the abuse of sexual harrasment laws by countless women. As someone who was once falsely accused of SH, I can seriously relate.

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I'm sure that there are women out there (and maybe some men too) who have justified, bona-fide sexual harrassment claims. But my own personal experience is that everyone I know who has experienced this 'guilty until proven innocent' travesty, including me, has a similar story.

In my case I was reported to my company HR by a woman on my staff after I had to counsel her for sending inflammatory emails and overstepping her authority with my team. The mere suggestion that she was in the wrong sent her right over the edge with screaming, nasty emails, and of course a complaint to HR.

I was ultimately cleared (thank goodness I always save sent emails!) although the record of the incident stayed in my personnel file at that company, probably forever. I quit the job shortly thereafter due to the overwhelming lack of support I got from my own bosses, from HR, and even from some of my co-workers (all FEMALES, very few of my female friends gave me the benefit of the doubt - in fact only my sisters and mother did) - all of whom heard my side of the story but didn't believe me. Ms. McElroy is right on the money in that society and culture immediately demonizes the person accused of sexual harrassment, regardless of the facts of the matter.

Unless of course you are Bill O'Reilly and have the resources of a major media company to use to publically deny the charges. And, to report on the suspect motives of the accuser. I had none of that. I don't begrudge Bill his success at deflecting this blackmailer, I only wish that our Nation's harrassment laws were fair, and that abusers of these laws would get SERIOUS jail time and public humiliation, just like the folks they falsely accuse.

Adios MF,

Doug