After Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai pulled their commercials from The O’Reilly Factor, advertisers for the serial sexual harasser’s show have been dropping like flies. The number has quickly risen to about 15 companies—and counting.
To help facilitate the bloodletting of O’Reilly sponsors, the folks behind the Women’s March are encouraging women to share their stories of workplace harassment.
And the responses from women are heartbreaking—and eye-opening. Sexual harassment is pervasive in our society and sadly it seems that little is done to address it.
Firsthand accounts immediately starting pouring out on Twitter detailing sexual harassment in every corner of the workforce. From the military:
… to the food service industry:
… to retail stores:
The overwhelming response to #DropOReilly is a somber reminder that sexual harassment isn’t only tolerated at powerful media companies. It’s everywhere.
Here’s hoping the O’Reilly scandal will open a larger conversation about how disgusting it is that sexual harassment remains commonplace in the 21st century.