SIO89: Three Stories of #metoo

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Thomas Smith

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🗓️ 30 October 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

As you likely saw, in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, women started sharing their stories of sexual harassment and assault under the hashtag #metoo. I wish we lived in a world where this kind of thing wasn't necessary, but unfortunately we don't. We live in a world where people still somehow believe this isn't a widespread problem. Where people are in, at best, a state of ignorance. I want to do whatever I can to remove that ignorance, so I've invited 3 women onto the show who are willing to tell their stories. Let's listen. It's really the least we can do. Special thanks to Felicia Entwistle of Utah Outcasts for guest outreach. Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/seriouspod Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email [email protected]

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0:00.0	You're listening to serious inquiries only. Oh, Hello and welcome to serious and Queries Only.
0:32.5	This is episode 89 and I'm your host Thomas Smith.
0:35.7	So this episode is a bit late to the party,
0:38.8	but it is in the spirit of the Me Too hashtag. In my humble opinion I thought the Me Too hashtag was a very good
0:48.4	attempt to bring awareness to a huge problem.
0:53.0	And it's something that in a perfect world wouldn't need to exist.
0:57.0	In a perfect world, we wouldn't have to have a whole bunch of victims of harassment and assault bear their pain for everybody to see and witness,
1:06.2	that wouldn't have to happen, but we don't live in a perfect world. I think we live in a world
1:10.8	where these things are overlooked and these things are played off and they're ignored and they're minimized.
1:19.2	All those things.
1:20.3	And when you see so many reactions of, I had no idea I had no idea you know I can't help
1:27.1	but wonder why people had no idea but as soon you know I think that the answer is privilege, honestly.
1:35.0	I think when you don't have to deal with something in society and in life, you just don't really notice it.
1:41.0	You know, when I don't have to worry about, oh, what if I get hit on at work,
1:45.6	how am I going to deal with that situation?
1:48.1	How am I going to deal with the awkwardness of having to let someone down in an easy way,
1:53.2	it just doesn't really apply as much to me,
1:56.5	so I don't notice it until I listen.
1:59.2	So in the spirit of listening,
2:00.8	I, with the help of Felicia and Whistle of Utah Outcasts, check a of all too easy to find a people who this has happened to and be people who are willing to share
2:16.7	because I think they were encouraged by what was happening with the public movement but at any
2:21.2	rate these stories there are way more I could do a
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