Anita Hill on HBO
Women in the workplace. A group of old white men assessing the honesty of two younger black professionals. A black man accusing a black woman of lynching. The Exorcist and Othello and pubic hair. Unflattering portraits of every Senator on the Committee, some truly terrifying. "We feel shock, discomfort, anger, depression, and shame." (Tom Brokaw) "They don't care. They only want to win." (Anita Hill) ***** I remember listening to the hearings on my Sony Walkman, standing on the sidelines at that cold field near Irving Park, while Big Cuter played a team sport of some kind. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and I was enthralled. Anita Hill was so calm, so disciplined, so obviously wanting to be anywhere but there, talking about anything but that. I could feel the national conversation shifting. Demeaning, inappropriate remarks were being called what they were - sexual harassment. Twenty five years later, the issues feel almost qu...