Naughty Nicole: Addressing Sexual Harassment

And on Today’s episode of The World In My Eyes, we are going to be talking about the Golden Globes, the #metoo movement and the Times’ Up movements. But before we jump into these juicy morsels, I need to apologize to you my lovely Renegade Nation. I have been very, very sick and this is actually the first time in about 6 weeks that I’ve been able to speak properly. Yes, I downed an entire fifth of Gentleman Jack just so I’d have a voice for you, but even though I’m still sick, I wanted to come on air and thank you for all the kind emails and thoughts you’ve been sending my way. And on that note: if you’re sick with flu, cold, ebola, or whatever, please do the rest of us a favor and stay the f**k home. I’ve had three go rounds with inconsiderate plague victims and I’m tired of being the only one that has sense enough to wear my hazmat suit when I’m sick. So seriously, if you’ve got the plague, stay HOME. Alright, so back to the reason I’ve drank myself stupid so I’d have a voice: Sexual Harassment. Yes, I know I joke a lot about it, and you know what, that’s my job, I entertain, but it’s time we have a serious discussion about all the bulls**t that’s been going on lately. Now throughout 2017, revelation after revelation of alleged sexual harassment and misconduct was reported. From Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, Kevin Spacey and what seems like too many to name where we started to expos what many women already know: Men with power will use it to intimidate women, boost or derail those women’s careers, and satisfy their own enormous egos. But, somewhere lost in all the titillating and disgusting stories of naked old men like Charlie Rose prancing around with open bathrobes or door locks that can be triggered from an office desk is the real definition of sexual harassment. When sexual harassment occurs in the workplace, it’s not just demeaning; it’s a form of discrimination outlawed by the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The law that protects—or is supposed to protect—minorities of all kinds from being treated unfairly or unequally.