When Sexual 'Misconduct' Is So Much More
Listeners object to language that minimizes allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
Sexual "misconduct," "abuse," "assault," and "harassment." NPR has used all — sometimes multiple descriptors in the same story — to characterize the allegations that have been leveled against former Alabama judge and current Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore.
For some listeners, calling the allegations "misconduct" minimizes them.
"Please stop using the phrase 'sexual misconduct' to describe Roy Moore's
