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Dear Gretchen Carlson, Please Don’t Settle Your Sexual Harassment Case!

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on August 21, 2016 · Flag

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Gretchen Carlson is reportedly close to settling her sexual harassment claim against Roger Ailes. But while I sympathize with what she apparently went through and understand why she would prefer settlement to a trial, she could have a much bigger impact if she thrust more details about the culture at Fox into the open.

Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Washington Post, recently explained how a trial would prevent the issue from fading away without any serious impact on the culture at Fox News, as now seems be happening:

A trial, on the other hand, would keep this important subject alive and in the public eye. While it would take many months, maybe even years, to get to court, it would eventually bring all of the ugliness out into the light of day.

Silence and secrecy have been at the root of the problem all along.

In her post-lawsuit interview with The New York Times, Carlson said she filed suit partly out of a desire to help other women:

“I just wanted to stand up for myself, first and foremost,” she said. “And I wanted to stand up for other women who maybe faced similar circumstances.”

Carlson has already bravely thrust the issue into the public eye and it has rippled far beyond her individual case. Going to trial would do so much more to help the cause.

According to Sullivan, Carlson stands to bring home an “eight-figure check” with her settlement. Who wouldn’t find that tempting, especially as an alternative to what would surely be a nasty trial?

But here’s the thing: Carlson is already very, very wealthy. Her husband, Casey Close, is an extremely successful sports agent. In 2015, alone, he earned $31.4 million in commissions. Carlson reportedly earned $1.5 million while she was at Fox. Surely she’ll be able to continue living the kind of life most people just dream about even if she never gets a dime from the lawsuit.

If Fox is willing to pay Carlson eight figures to get her to go away, isn’t that all the more reason the rest of us need her to stick around?

Watch a mashup video from Carlson’s time as cohost of Fox & Friends, via Bloomberg Politics, and you’ll get a clue as to why she sued.

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d d commented 2016-08-22 18:50:15 -0400 · Flag
Carlson: “I just wanted to stand up for myself, first and foremost,” she said. “And I wanted to stand up for other women who maybe faced similar circumstances.”
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If you really mean that, Gretchen, then don’t let Ailes et al try to make this all go away by buying your silence. Let this matter play out in the public court and stand as an example of why no one should have to endure sexual harassment in the work place, school, etc. So many other victims of sexual harassment do not have the resources that you do to bring such a case – put your money where your mouth is and keep it in the public legal system.
Lakeview Greg commented 2016-08-22 13:29:38 -0400 · Flag
Oh, so now she should be a champion of women? Uh, no. They stung Gretchen, she stung back. And she did it without the help of any groups.

Gretchen is a human being first, woman second. It would seem she does not want to be used by women’s groups. Makes sense to me.
David Lindsay commented 2016-08-21 21:43:17 -0400 · Flag
D17, yes, the whole reason for existence of the out of court settlement; silence. Silence fueled by a mountain of cold hard cash.
doors17 commented 2016-08-21 18:56:45 -0400 · Flag
If she does settle, you can bet she’ll have to agree with a gag order of no books, hand over any evidence that she recorded anything and never be allowed to speak no evil with any reporters. It worked for Bill O’Reilly.
Duke Woolworth commented 2016-08-21 18:44:27 -0400 · Flag
Maybe she wants to get this behind her and move on.
John McKee commented 2016-08-21 18:07:10 -0400 · Flag
The talk now is that because the media is so unfair and that the election is rigged anyway (first they skew the polls wildly, then they bugger about with the voting machines), Dumbf is going to set up a cable/internet news operation (Dumbf TV, obviously) with Ailes, O’Reilly and the Breitbart hate merchant.

Ailes has a non-compete clause in his exit arrangement, but they’re confident they can get around that and grind Fux into the ground. Ah, an internecine war between the crazy haters – ’tis a consummation devoutly to be wished.
Bob Roberts commented 2016-08-21 16:22:30 -0400 · Flag
It’s not like Gretchen is going to get hired anywhere else, at least nationally. You already have money. Get in court and name names. Tell the people what you went through. Force Faux to defend themselves and their actions. You aren’t going to spend that money in your lifetime. Don’t let Ailes get off easy by letting him buy you off with a big check.
truman commented 2016-08-21 15:38:57 -0400 · Flag
Jabba “give me a twirl girl” Ailes learned from Bildo O’Reilly. Vehemently deny and then quietly pay her off.
David Lindsay commented 2016-08-21 14:21:28 -0400 · Flag
I always got the idea Gretchen was in a vengeful frame of mind. And why she chose to sue Roger Ailes and not Faux. To get everything out in the open and blast some daylight into the Faux cave. But maybe she accomplished what she set out to do. Ailes has been booted out of Faux and she is about to reap a big settlement.

But it’s too bad when it comes down to the denizens of Faux choosing on the scales between cash and morality, morality carries the weight of a feather.
Dadeo commented 2016-08-21 14:21:11 -0400 · Flag
Looks like Faux is in the Rug business. Just lift and sweep under. Out of sight out of mind. Looks like Carlson might be looking under her Faux issued Rug and the pile of cash hiding there.
Erich Pomfret commented 2016-08-21 13:55:41 -0400 · Flag
Oh how I detest this situation. I saw my marriage end 20 years ago when my then-wife decided to settle her childhood clergy abuse case (and agree to remain silent) rather than endure a trial, and I couldn’t bring myself to support what I saw as her greed and weakness.








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