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In the wake of the sexual misconduct accusations against yet another man in power — this time, Sen. Al Franken — Elizabeth Sampat and a friend commiserated about how hard the last few months have been with the onslaught of revelations about sexual harassment and assault. As one man on Facebook tried to defend Franken’s actions, the two women found themselves commiserating over more than just the celebrity backlash. They were tired of how men in their lives reacted, too.

Sampat, a game designer and activist, asked herself how she would respond if someone she loved had humiliated an unconscious woman for a photo, as Franken did. How would she explain to them what they had done wrong, and how would she want them to react? Those questions...

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