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| The Stolen Kiss (by Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1786) |
It seems as though disgruntled members of consensual
relationships are now jumping on the
#MeToo bandwagon. Before “he said/she
said” accusations can be justly sorted out, lives
have been publicly trashed.
Differences
in perception are often at the root of anger
regarding sexual experiences. Males and females
generally receive very different messages
about what constitutes “good sex.” Neither tends
to be real adept at reading each other’s
signals.
Social commentator
Glenn Sacks believes that #MeToo “is
lumping the trivial mistakes or misdeeds of
the many in with the genuinely awful
actions of a handful.” However, concepts of “trivial”
and “awful” vary widely.
Perhaps stopgaps
can be put into place so that public
shaming cannot as easily result in personal and
professional destruction. Although free
speech is vitally
important, so is “innocent until proven guilty.”
Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/has-supernumbermetoo-gone-too-far-ansari-story-sparks-debate/ar-AAuPRcK?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=BHEA000
Copyright January 18, 2018 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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