In the light of the news about Al Franken, will the Left own its own sexual misconduct issues?
Will Sen. Al Franken’s conduct call into question Democrats’ commitment to championing women who have been sexually harassed? A roundup of editorials Friday takes a look at the issue.
Opinions from the Left:
The Week: Do the Democrats take sexual harassment seriously? We’ll see.
How comedy has excused bad behavior like Al Franken’s — and why it might not anymore https://t.co/Zqr0wZc4Ri
— Vox (@voxdotcom) November 17, 2017
From The New Yorker: As the two apologies from Franken show, men still need to work on the conversation about gender and power.
Stephen Colbert doesn’t think much of Al Franken's apologies. Our Late-night roundup: https://t.co/n0qIRbvCEK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 17, 2017
Al Franken and the sexual misconduct dilemma: You can't explain it all away
From The Star Tribune: Just because a man has stood up for women before, doesn’t make him a standup guy.