extreme Catholic 

To Catholics who see some selective forgiveness here, it looks like we have a rush to call Letterman innocent, without him confessing to be anything more than being embarrassed, and a alleged victim of blackmail.

I haven't read this elsewhere, but let me call out three groups who were victimized by Letterman: first, the women he did sleep with. Of course he describes it as consensual but he's the boss -- he has influence over hiring and firing and assignments. When you're asked by the boss to sleep with him, is it because you are attracted to him as a sexual partner or because he's a celebrity or because he has power over you. There have been many scandal among them, the United States Navy "tailhook" scandal.

What about the women who said "no". They are victims too as they might believe there were passed over for promotions, key assignments, etc. and they ought to suspect rewards begin given out to women at work have more to do with their intimate relationship with the boss than with merit.

And the men. What sort of competition can take place when the boss is grazing through the woman like some dark ages overlord who doesn't respect the integrity of marriage.

It will be interesting to see where this goes. I don't watch late night television. I'm only looking at this for the celebrity double standard and hypocrisy aspects of it.

posted by Patrick Sweeney at 10:04 PM   Permalink