Y’all, what a day to be alive, New York is being governed by a sexual predator. Remember a few months ago when multiple women came forward claiming Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed them? Well, New York Attorney General Letitia James just released her report into these allegations concluding that Cuomo did indeed sexually harass multiple women. These acts included unwanted groping, kissing, hugging, and inappropriate comments. There was further evidence that Cuomo and his staff retaliated against one woman who shared her story. How absolutely shameful!
Not only do women have to work twice as hard to break into circles that have traditionally been a man’s industry, but we also must deal with sexual harassment when we get there. Our Governor has broken the law and abused his power. He has inflicted suffering on multiple women. One quote from the report states the Executive Chamber was “rife with fear and intimidation” and was a “hostile work environment overall.”.
But this seems like business as usual for Albany. Cuomo is certainly not the first elected official there to be convicted of sexual misconduct. He’s not even the first governor. Former Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned in 2008 after his involvement in a prostitution ring became public. Eric Schneiderman, former New York Attorney General, resigned in 2011 after multiple women accused him of verbal, emotional, and physical assault. Albany has also produced a registered sex offender, former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, who plead guilty to exchanging sexts and explicit content with a 15-year-old. What is going on here, New York?
I still cannot believe that women have trouble getting elected to office and are passed over in favor of these scumbags. A woman exercises her right to get an abortion and is politically untouchable; a man assaults women and gets elected to just about every high office in the country. Yay, America.
At this point, I’m not even surprised anymore when high-level officials are found guilty of sexual harassment. It wasn’t so long ago that men would scoff if you told them that unwanted sexual attention was inappropriate. I have been accused many times of not knowing how to take a compliment; “relax, jeez, it was just a compliment.” Right. Why don’t you tell me I should smile more while you’re at it?
I’d really like to know what goes through these men’s minds when treating women in such a deplorable fashion. Do you look into the eyes of these women and see your daughters? Your sisters? Your mothers? We are all someone’s daughter. We all deserve to live free from assault and harassment. Stop treating women like they are little more than sexual objects ripe for your picking. Women should not have to deal with sexual harassment period, especially in the workplace—shame on you.
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