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A few weeks ago, the New Yorker ran a "Comment" by Stephen Schiff that compared television talk shows to the geek shows of the 1920s. What characterized these precursors of Sally Jessy Raphael was the geek, "who distinguished himself by his willingness to commit the most loathsome and humiliating acts...
Sally Jessy Raphael commenting on former Education Secretary Williams Bennett's new campaign to pressure daytime television talk show producers, sponsors and viewers to clean up their acts.
Having embarrassed Time Warner into dropping its share of a rap label, Bill Bennett is now turning his formidable authority to daytime TV talk shows, urging them to clean up their programming or get off the air. "He certainly picked a juicy topic," says TIME's Richard Zoglin. "There is...
Tamara Jessy Devieux
Now, there should be nothing wrong with this picture: as women gain power, they may misuse it and sex, as badly as some men. In fact, sexual harassment won't really be taken seriously until it affects men. But the sheer inequality of attention to this case -- as opposed to...