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How far is too far in the age of Weinstein?

The fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandals and the ripples from the "#Me Too" movement are having indubitably positive effects - above all, exposing and bringing to account predators who have enjoyed impunity due to their power and status. But there are some pitfalls. Many people - not just men with skeletons in the closet - fear that careers may be destroyed over minor misconduct and ambiguous transgressions. Troubling rhetoric abounds, condemning all sexually tinged dynamics in the workplace, stereotyping men as abusers and women as perpetual victims in need of quasi-Victorian

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