Critics of the #MeToo movement have warned that the public now is liable to believe any claim of sexual abuse or harassment against a powerful man, no questions asked. Thomson claimed that during a restaurant meal years back, Paikin had offered her an appearance on his TVO show in exchange for sex. For those who don’t know Paikin, but have been following the arc of the #MeToo movement through such grotesque figures as Harvey Weinstein, this may seem plausible. But for those who do know Paikin, it seems like a tale that could only be true in one of those weird dreams where your cousin has three heads and your car is made of dead cats. That said, the Paikin Affair serves up at least four lessons in hypocrisy — not just in regard to the #MeToo movement, but about our treatment of others more generally.

Source: National Post February 08, 2018 02:15 UTC