Folks have been having a field day with this. I don’t know Stephen Colbert; I watch next to no TV. Maybe he deserved it:
(This link has the complete clip)
But whether he did or not, I can’t help but be embarrassed for him. I should be embarrassed for her too, though her response was brilliant.
Colbert, though clearly ill at ease, managed to save face, sort of, and for that he's to be commended. But why didn't he dump her? “‘Scuse me, lips are getting dry, where’s my water” or whatever. And then, “No, Ms. Fonda, your chair is over there.” (She'd probably have stayed after him; I wonder to what extent...)
What’s really unfortunate is that many are championing, or at least not minding, Fonda’s actions. There’s nothing worth applauding, though, when a woman uses her wiles this way, no matter what the reason. Whether the world is full of boorish brutes taking endless advantage of women (the “weaker” sex, right?) or not. Why does no one seem to mind when the tables are turned?
(Am I overreacting? Maybe.)
Let it be “on notice” that women are more aware of their sexual power than they let on, and need to use it every bit as respectfully as men are responsible to use theirs.
(Where is that straitjacket?)
