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I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.

Anita Hill

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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
Attorney
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Lone Tree
Oklahoma
Anita Faye Hill
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Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects.
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calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.
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We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.
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I have - often say to people that you really don't get to decide your own legacy. I mean, what you do is, you try to be your own authentic self. And then people decide how they're going to interpret that and what it means to them.
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I see myself as an educator.
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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination
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But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities
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I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions
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During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.
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I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.
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Many women are harassed, one in three between the ages of 18 and 34, by one poll. And we need to figure out if, in fact, we are going to enable them to come forward with their complaints, as opposed to enabling harassers and abusers to continue their behavior.
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Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.
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The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.
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I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.
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I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
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If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.
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But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.
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Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before
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I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women.
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