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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.
Anita Hill
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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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Lone Tree
Oklahoma
Anita Faye Hill
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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.
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