Morgan Freeman is fighting back against the shit spread by the reporter and CNN. Lots of lies.
My take on the harassment claims is a little different::::
One of the most important statements reported, whether actually said or not, is,"
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A senior production staff member,...accused the father-of-four of harassing her and her female assistant on several different occasions... Freeman’s lewd comments on their bodies got so extreme that the women would purposefully monitor their clothing on days that they worked with him. “We knew that if he was coming by not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms, meaning not wearing clothes that [were] fitted,” she said."""
Finally, she got the message. "DON"T DRESS LIKE THAT AROUND ME!"
Morgan is from a much older generation. When women dressed modestly. His humor was his way of informing these women that they were inappropriate.
He was being reasonable. There is no reason to wear provocative clothing, other than to be 'attractive." In most settings this is also distracting. You want to be thought of as a professional. Then dress like one. Lose the short dress.
Men are genetically programmed to think about sexual stuff about every 5 minutes. This results in us looking at tits, and ass, and thighs, and feet, and necks, and ear lobes, so on.
Women are genetically programmed to dress more provocatively and seductively when ovulating.
For women to demand that men overcome their innate propensities is ludicrous if those same women refuse to do the same.
"My eyes are up here." Yes, but your tits are down here where I'm looking. And given how well you have displayed them for viewing it would be tantamount to sacrilege to not use every minute of our time together to worship them, look at them, comment on them, and think about what should be done with them.
Men are seldom allowed to show much of any skin. Why do women get to show cleavage and thighs? It is sexist. And it is distracting. You don't want me to look at all your body parts you have so carefully prepared to be obvious? Then dress with that intent.