Leslie Moonves, the Big Boss of CBS Corporation, who gloated about
helping elevate Donald Trump to the presidency ("it's bad for America
but it's good for CBS," he said, meaning saturation "coverage" of Trump
running for president was a ratings and profit bonanza for CBS, the good
of the nation be damned) has been exposed as sexually attacking,
attempting to rape, and wrecking the careers of six women in the
Hollywood industry ecosystem. (No doubt there have been many more.)
But in the rush to heap opprobrium on Moonves, sight has been lost on a crucial fact: Women are not the only victims here. Moonves is also a victim. A victim of a dread disease.
You see, Leslie has Male Superiority Syndrome. This little understood malady affects men of all social strata and in all walks of life. It affects men in positions of great power and men with little power, but with power over some women or even over a single woman.
Just as brain tumors and Alzheimer's Disease can alter behavior, so too does MSS cause bizarre and anti-social behavioral changes in those it strikes, changes that can impact the lives of not only the sufferer, but of those around him.
Like drug addicts, those with MSS are misunderstood. MSS sufferers need help and compassion, not condemnation and rejection as pariahs.
But there is hope. Social scientists have learned much about this condition, and even now are racing for answers. Yet there is so much more to do. You can be part of the solution.
Won't you help us find a cure for this awful affliction? Please donate generously to FECUND, the Fund for Eliminating and Countering Unwanted Nasty Domination. Together we can someday stop men from harassing, assaulting, and raping women, and destroying their careers. When that day arrives, we will all be better off.
[This message has been sponsored by FECUND, dedicated to ending male domination of women.]
But in the rush to heap opprobrium on Moonves, sight has been lost on a crucial fact: Women are not the only victims here. Moonves is also a victim. A victim of a dread disease.
You see, Leslie has Male Superiority Syndrome. This little understood malady affects men of all social strata and in all walks of life. It affects men in positions of great power and men with little power, but with power over some women or even over a single woman.
Just as brain tumors and Alzheimer's Disease can alter behavior, so too does MSS cause bizarre and anti-social behavioral changes in those it strikes, changes that can impact the lives of not only the sufferer, but of those around him.
Like drug addicts, those with MSS are misunderstood. MSS sufferers need help and compassion, not condemnation and rejection as pariahs.
But there is hope. Social scientists have learned much about this condition, and even now are racing for answers. Yet there is so much more to do. You can be part of the solution.
Won't you help us find a cure for this awful affliction? Please donate generously to FECUND, the Fund for Eliminating and Countering Unwanted Nasty Domination. Together we can someday stop men from harassing, assaulting, and raping women, and destroying their careers. When that day arrives, we will all be better off.
[This message has been sponsored by FECUND, dedicated to ending male domination of women.]
Won't you contribute to help Leslie Moonves?
New Yorker, August 6 & 13, 2018 issue.
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