10 Thoughts On The “Off-ness” Of Tavis Smiley’s “Good Morning America” Interview

“I want to make sure we don’t lose all sense of nuance and proportionality in this conversation. Because if we do, then people end up being guilty simply by accusation.”

There’s nothing necessarily wrong with this statement. Again, I’m highlighting the moments that just make me bristle. This is the second time I’ve heard the word nuance used in the discussion of sexual assault and harassment. And I’d argue that there is very little if any of it. If Smiley’s relationships were indeed consensual then that doesn’t represent nuance. It represents two consensual people entering into a relationship. Still, as the head of his company, his program and radio show, I would think Smiley would recognize the grave risk in dating several people on his team. People who, by the nature and structure of the company, his subordinates. For the reason outlined on the next page.