When I received an inappropriate message I didn’t hesitate pointing out that it was not acceptable. Many women don’t – and then regret their silence
“You can confidently put ‘knows how to handle online sexual harassment’ on your CV,” a friend tweeted at me. “This is a master class in how to handle a painfully common situation,” wrote another. Both were reactions to screenshots I had posted from a conversation with a prominent male journalist.
The conversation started about reporter jobs and the media market at large and ended with him telling me “You have so much cum on your face.” After a few minutes of contemplation, I responded with “This isn’t acceptable or appropriate.” A short while later, I posted the messages (with his information cropped out) on Twitter to add to the never-ending scrapbook called “Things Women Deal With And How Much It Sucks.”
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