My weekday mornings have started with the Today show for as long as I can remember. I’ve watched it through decades of hosts and co-hosts. Some I like more than others, but I’ve been drawn to the show regardless. The mix of news and entertainment in a NYC setting has been a constant in my life.
I was sad to read recently that Matt Lauer was not planning to renew his contract after it was due to end in 2018. Then the shock this morning of his termination ripped through me. I felt bad for his co-host, Savannah Guthrie, who was placed in the unfortunate position of having to make the announcement, apparently not long after she was given the news herself. The look in her eyes and sound of her shaken voice was heart-wrenching. To me, it felt like someone had died.
The cumulative effect of numerous allegations and firings across industries is overwhelming. Mistreatment of women has been inbred in our culture for so long and goes all the way up the chain. There’s no statute of limitations on this behavior, so it seems there’s no end in sight. We’re all just waiting for the next shoe to drop.
It’s mind-blowing to see how much of it there’s been. To think they’ve gotten away with it for all this years, and they’ve done it so often, just infuriates me. I don’t think we’ve heard the half of it either. Shameful, the whole sordid mess!
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“Mistreatment of women has been inbred in our culture for so long”—Yes, so true. It’s good to see it come to light now, but I fear it’s going to take a lot to overcome for that very reason you state.
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It is a mess, Fransi, and I can’t make any sense of it now. But, hopefully, in the end, it will change our culture for the better, at least for the next generation.
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Let’s hope so.
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True, Carrie, it may take an overhaul of our entire workforce across all industries, but maybe the next generation of workers won’t have to face this, or will have proper recourse if they do.
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No amount of bringing to light and increasing awareness is enough to highlight, and more importantly, get rid of this evil. It is somewhat heartening that such widespread exposure is taking place in the press just about the time when such behavior is almost becoming legitimized by those in power. Let us all be thankful for the (still) free press!
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Agreed. One who is unquestionably guilty of this evil, to use your word, is the leader of the free world, and he is not being held accountable by the law or his loyal base. I am grateful for the free press and for my freedom to write these words.
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