EXCLUSIVE. ROT AT THE TOP. Women Expose The Secret Sexual Predators Inside Texas Politics

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast



Women in Texas’ statehouse created their own secret spreadsheet to chronicle abuses in the capitol, which allegedly range from violent groping to sexual assault.

OLIVIA MESSER
11.07.17 5:00 AM ET

More than a year before the now-infamous “shitty media men” list, women in Texas’s statehouse secretly created their own online whisper network to document sexual harassment and assault in their industry.

This spreadsheet, called the “Burn Book of Bad Men,” currently lists 38 men, named by an unknown number of women who contributed anonymously to the document. Its accusations run the gamut from pay discrimination to creepy comments and sexual assault.

The men in the document include campaign workers, legislative staffers, and lawmakers. Some of the allegations are recent; others stretch back 20 years. Most of the women who contributed to the list and circulated it early on worked for Democrats, so most of the accused men are also Democratic officials or staffers.

More than one sexual assault allegation on the list involves a man on a Democratic political campaign, according to women who contributed to the spreadsheet.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/women-in-texas-politics-started-their-own-shtty-men-list-a-year-ago

[Faux pas]

1. K N R-ed

[ffr]

2. Why doesn't sexual harassment in TX surprise me.

Time to shine a light on it.

[Aristus]

3. The battle-cry of Texas used to be "Remember The Alamo!"

Now it's "Say there, purty lil lady! How's about heppin' a feller out?"

[niyad]

4. k and r

[blueinredohio]

5. I know this is statehouse but I hope Ted Cruz gets outed somehow, someway

[Binkie The Clown]

6. Time for men to go drink beer and watch football and turn governing over to the women. nt

[LeftInTX]

7. SO, all the creeps are Democrats?

We aren't even at the top.
We are at the bottom.

[Wernothelpless]

8. Some Texas men have had a motto ...

“Breaking in a woman is like breaking in a dog” and it goes back generations ... women were expected to know their place ... it’s good to see this starting to come out, but there’s more ...

[Javaman]

9. I hope a big light is shined upon this good ol' boys network.

living in Austin, this doesn't surprise me in the least.

[Blue_Tires]

10. While I'm glad more women are coming forward and getting media

to examine the issue, WHY aren't we re-visiting any number of Trump groping/sexual harassment scandals? Did everyone just forget about them all of a sudden?

[pansypoo53219]

11. jeez. i remember when i was in my 2nd grade school/middle?. 4th or 5th. there was one boy

rumored to kiss girls. or so i heard. well, he came near me & i gut punched him. i swear, i have been 'off limits' since. i don't really LOOK like i would do that now.....