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Bill O’Reilly’s no longer the most popular news anchor on
Fox News; he’s officially retired with a $25 million check to his name.
After several claims of him sexually harassing guests and
interns, he resigned from his position at The
O’Reilly Factor, the network’s cash cow. His fans were in mourning, but
their loss is a huge win for survivors of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment’s traumatic. According to a statistics page, the 782 men and women
surveyed show the problem’s bigger than people thought. “31% of the female
workers claimed to have been harassed at work, [and] 7% of the male workers
claimed to have been harassed at work,” the page states. Even places of
employment are prey to predators, no matter the size of the company, or the
status of the perpetrator.
O’Reilly, a man who made hundreds of millions of dollars
for his employers, is no exception. He brought pain and suffering to his
victims, and the $13 million Fox News gave to them “to keep
quiet” only proves that money can’t heal scars or silence voices.
However, good has come from the bad.
The severity of sexual harassment has gained
international attention, and people are realizing the damning impact of the
crime. Who cares that O’Reilly will no longer be on-air, or that Fox News lost
a moneymaker. Here’s who really matters:
Perquita Burgess, Caroline Heldman, Jehmu Greene, Rebecca
Diamond, Wendy Walsh, and every other survivor.
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