December 19, 2002
Fisking the feminist law professor
Xlrq has delivered a fine fisking of law professor Linda Hamilton Krieger's absurd editorial about sexual harassment at Berkeley's Boalt Hall. Particularly worth noting: his comments on Krieger's use of the word "perceived" in this sentence: "The chancellor must get to the bottom of this, and must make clear that it is in -- not against -- the universityís interest for people to surface perceived incidents of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, or sexual assault, and that retaliation, either blatant or subtle, will not be tolerated." Do we need any more proof that for people like Krieger, harassment is whatever the accuser wants it to be? And, having established that, do we still need to debate whether accusations of sexual harassment are handy tools of personal and professional self advancement for the women who know how to use them? And, having established that, can we agree that Krieger and Jennifer Reisch (the "victim" of whom Krieger writes) have thoroughly discredited themselves--personally and professionally--through their attempt to use a trumped-up charge of harassment for their own gain?
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