Thursday, March 1, 2018

#metoo

There was a tiny piece in the back of the local paper 20 years ago. A man was arrested after touching a little girl who was selling lemonade. I called the police. You have to believe her, I said. He’s been doing that to little girls for at least 30 years. We know, the officer said.
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5 comments:

  1. MaliMarch 1, 2018 at 11:54 PM

    Oh dear. I need that shocked face emoji. Because words escape me.

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  2. Indigo BuntingMarch 2, 2018 at 7:40 AM

    Wow.

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  3. SabineMarch 2, 2018 at 9:22 AM

    If the number of women affected by some form of sexual harassment is much less than 100% I'll eat my hat.

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  4. SusanMarch 3, 2018 at 9:10 PM

    Wow. Not a good wow.

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  5. HelenMarch 5, 2018 at 7:47 AM

    That last line packs a wallop.

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