Having an Esther Moment
A biblical story offers some contemporary inspiration.
Last week, Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and a felony sex crime. This follows months of news about Jeffrey Epstein, which follows years of news about famous others, such as Bill Cosby, Garrison Keillor, and Mario Batali. Sexual innuendo, harassment, and abuse make women into objects rather than subjects, reducing human beings to body parts to be complimented or criticized, touched or molested. Sexual misconduct—from a lewd joke to nonconsensual relations—stems from men having too much power and women
