Thursday, December 21, 2017

So Long, Oinky Pigs

Patriarchal & hierarchical power structures breaking down, not a min. too soon. Many yrs. late, actually.

In both the "objective", centrist world,
 Ilya Marritz / WNYC:
New York Public Radio fires longtime WNYC hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz after investigations of claims of inappropriate conduct  —  Two weeks after their abrupt suspensions, longtime WNYC hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz have been fired.
and the world of leftist agitation.
Cora Lewis / BuzzFeed:
Executive editor of AlterNet Don Hazen placed on indefinite leave following accusations of sexual harassment from five women who worked for him  —  Don Hazen, the executive editor of AlterNet, was placed on “indefinite leave” after BuzzFeed News asked his oversight board about accusations …
Also the "World of Sports" & digital/tech.
 Wall Street Journal:
Bob Bowman, who led MLB Advanced Media for 17 years, was forced out in November by Major League Baseball after concerns about inappropriate workplace conduct  —  Major League Baseball forced out the architect of its multibillion-dollar digital-media business last month …
Discussion:
Even I, an only child raised (& home-schooled) by wolves, know better.

What we really need to know is what the hell is wrong w/ the denialists who enable/allow these perverts to run rampant for yrs./decades. Just further evidence that no one is innocent, & that any sort of power is corrupting?

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