The Gander vs. the Goose Controversy

THE GANDER VS. THE GOOSE CONTROVERSY

By

Spyros Pavlou, PhD

Here we go again; his words against hers. He said, she said. He is right, she is questionable. He is credible, she is not. He is powerful, she is not. He is influential, she is not. He is wealthy, she is not. He is believable, she is not.

How can anyone in their right mind believe what these women say?

That’s what men wonder when they read about the sexual harassment accusations claimed against Herman Cain by two women, Sharon Bialek, and Karen Kraushaar. Obviously, we still live in a world of gender inequality and prejudice,

“What’s good for the gander is not good for the goose”.

Although it’s tacitly recognized that facts are facts, and perception is reality, it appears that perception favors the gander, not the goose. That’s how it is in a patriarchal social environment; men get the benefit of the doubt, women don’t. I know, I was made and raised in Greece…a male dominated society.

It’s despicable to witness a candidate aspiring to hold the highest and most honorable position in this country act like a moral vermin of sexual behavior towards women. All four accusers cannot be insane and be driven by ulterior motives, as Mr. Cain insinuates.

It is unconscionable that we continue to strip women of their dignity. Mr. Cain has to come clean, and have the decency to admit his shameful behavior. If he is truly a “serial sexual harasser”, he does not deserve to be president of this country.