While this avalanche continues, Harvey Weinstein, move over: Mariah Carey’s been accused
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times - Wednesday, November 8, 2017
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Mariah Carey, pop icon of the 1980s, has been accused of sexual harassment.
Equal opportunity, right? Why should Harvey Weinstein have the corner on sexual-tied aggressions?
And don’t forget, after Weinstein, came all these others, kindly compiled by CNN: Actor Kevin Spacey,
screenwriter and director James Toback, actor Ben Affleck, ex-president George H.W. Bush, fired
Nickelodeon creator Chris Savino, Amazon Studios head Roy Price, celebrity chef John Besh, journalist
Mark Halperin, NPR editor Michael Oreskes and Vox editorial director Lockhart Steele.
The common denominators? All were accused of some form of sexual harassment, and all are men. cont....
I found myself humming the tune and first phrase of “Touch me in the Morning,” made famous by Diana Ross.
I couldn’t remember the rest of the words, but the melody kept echoing in my mind. Frustrated, I resurrected the words:
“Touch me in the morning, then just walk away. We don’t have tomorrow, but we had yesterday.” As I remembered
that this hauntingly beautiful melody by Ron Miller was paired to Michael Masser’s distressing lyrics, I became frustrated.
Actually angry! …. cont ....
