Has the #MeToo movement become a witch-hunt to a significant degree?

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That’s why they are just a screening, and if they fail, then a thorough investigation.
 
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Whatever happened to sins such as Calumny and Detraction?
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I think the argument can be made that this is not calumny as the purpose of coming forward is to bring about a change in the work culture.
 
pnewton said:
Exactly. However, I will add one caveat. When the romantic gesture comes from one in authority, of any kind, there is a built in sexual oppression. Period. The law accounts for this for people like police. Business need to be held accountable for this in the workplace.
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I agree with you but historically it wasn’t always seen that way, when kept at romantic overtures rather than outright coercion. I think the problem was there but it wasn’t really recognized.
 
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Whatever happened to sins such as Calumny and Detraction?
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I think the argument can be made that this is not calumny as the purpose of coming forward is to bring about a change in the work culture.
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No. The end does not justify the means.
 
Do you think most Americans in 2018 uninformed about sexual harassment? That the solution is more media coverage? Do you think in 2018 we are better informed on the evils of calumny and detraction than sexual evils? Would even 1 percent have any idea what detraction is?

Would cnn or one of the talk shows do a feature on the evils of detraction? Maybe on The View.
 
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The #MeToo Movement will accomplish nothing unless Catholic morality is involved. Nearly everything we’re presented with in our society concerning sex is WRONG. Whether it’s objectifying women or recreational sex, its ALL WRONG. We got here today after many decades of perdition. Society can only change by following the Catholic Church.

These scandals will continue. Offenders will be outed and some innocent names will be ruined. People won’t change their lifestyles or vices though. The sins will simply be hidden better and folks will be more discreet. Until we follow God, this will barely scratch the surface of the rot within society.
 
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anikins said:
It appears that every time we inch closer to holding powerful men accountable for their actions, bad historical metaphors tumble forth from people who are eager to appear to be concerned about overreach and due process
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@RandomAlias @Bruised_Reed @Cecilia_Dympna @GoingRogue @TheAmazingGrace @Mi_Rose

We all need to be concerned about due process, even when cool opportunities to virtue-signal are present.
 
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Matt Walsh has written about this. How on the one side people attack Catholic sexual morality, primarily in Hollywood and the media (ironically) but on the other are SURPRISED when stuff like this happens.
 
SuperLuigi said:
@RandomAlias @Bruised_Reed @Cecilia_Dympna @GoingRogue @TheAmazingGrace @Mi_Rose

We all need to be concerned about due process, even when cool opportunities to virtue-signal are present.
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Oh no, it’s the Like Police 💔 and the Virtue Signal Police 😇.

But I agree that there is a problem when accusations are made public on social media or entertainment media.
 
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qui_est_ce said:
No. The end does not justify the means.
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That only applies to an evil means. Thus, to say the end doesn’t justify the means because calumny is evil to prove this is calumny is begs the question.
 
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I can’t separate serious questions in this post from rhetoric. You have five questions in a row and one sentence fragment.
 
SuperLuigi said:
We all need to be concerned about due process,
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Absolutely, but this problem is not a matter of law, so I do not see where due process applies. If a person is sued or has criminal charges filed against them, it becomes a matter of law. That being said, I look for some defamation suits to be filed against some accusers.
 
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Ok do you think detraction is still understood by most people to be an evil?
 
That irony was the first thing I thought of. Sexual promiscuity is no excuse for rape or sexual harassment, but it is rather large factor in misunderstandings.
 
Absolutely, do you know the definition of it?

without objectively valid reason, disclosing another’s faults and failings to persons who did not know them;

So saying this is a sin must assume no valid reason. Therefore saying one cannot do evil so that good may come begs the question. There is some good, or there is not some good. Those are the only two options. If there is some good, then it is not detraction. If there is no good, than it is not the end justifying means.
 
Cruciferi said:
The #MeToo Movement will accomplish nothing unless Catholic morality is involved. Nearly everything we’re presented with in our society concerning sex is WRONG. Whether it’s objectifying women or recreational sex, its ALL WRONG. We got here today after many decades of perdition. Society can only change by following the Catholic Church
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Cruciferi, a certain Catholic apologist, one who will remain anonymous for the purposes of this post, would agree with you.
 
SuperLuigi said:
We all need to be concerned about due process, even when cool opportunities to virtue-signal are present.
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You disagreeing with us doesn’t make our opinions virtue signaling. I know several victims of rape/pedophilia/incest who never got justice: because of this, I find it’s better to give the alleged victim the benefit of the doubt and later be proven wrong, than to not do so and let a rapist escape punishment.
 
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What would be everyone’s opinon on making the identities of those accused of sexual assault kept private until they’re proven guilty? Of course, their employers would be informed of the allegations.
 
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