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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 10:34 AM Apr 2017

Hey lurking Deplorables-Deplorable is as Deplorable Does

Ms. Bloom said the woman, who is African-American, worked in a clerical position at the network but did not work directly for Mr. O’Reilly. The woman reported that in 2008, Mr. O’Reilly would stop by her desk and grunt like a “wild boar”; he would also stand back to allow her to exit the elevator first and then say, “Looking good, girl,” Ms. Bloom said. Mr. O’Reilly leered at the woman’s cleavage and legs and called her “hot chocolate,” Ms. Bloom said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/business/media/fox-bill-oreilly.html?_r=1
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Hey lurking Deplorables-Deplorable is as Deplorable Does (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 OP
it's bad enough to get sexually harassed... worse when the harassment is racialized.. JHan Apr 2017 #1
Whoa, how could she turn that down? gratuitous Apr 2017 #2
Fox created an environment where this was allowed BainsBane Apr 2017 #3
He's been a pig for decades ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #4
Deplorables actually applaud such behavior dalton99a Apr 2017 #5

JHan

(10,173 posts)
1. it's bad enough to get sexually harassed... worse when the harassment is racialized..
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:41 PM
Apr 2017

it's the most nauseating feeling in the world. The times it's happened to me I've flipped, but I've never experienced it in a work setting. Dealing with a racist asshole's sexist antics in a work setting is hell.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Whoa, how could she turn that down?
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:52 PM
Apr 2017

I mean, animal noises, infantilization, objectification, and racist comments? It's like he was giving her the full package and she still resisted his blandishments? Probably a lezbo, right Billo?

Maybe O'Reilly can get a spot on the next Celebrity Apprentice.

ismnotwasm

(42,028 posts)
4. He's been a pig for decades
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:57 PM
Apr 2017

I'm glad it's getting the attention it deserves, but damn he was around for far too long. The falafel incident should have destroyed all of his credibility..but no.

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