Geraldo Rivera defends Roger Ailes by comparing him to the bear that 'raped' Leonardo DiCaprio

So Geraldo is saying, to avoid possible harassment accusations, I should act MORE like the bear in the Revenant when dealing with students?

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) July 13, 2016

Here’s how Geraldo Rivera his boss Roger Ailes over charges that he sexually harassed former Fox News employee Gretchen Carlson:

I've known him 40 years. He's about as flirty as the grizzly in #TheRevenant. I stand with Roger Ailes

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) July 13, 2016

Um … this bear, Geraldo? THIS is how Roger Ailes acts with women???

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/753060636347817985

Geraldo obviously hasn’t thought this through. Here’s Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle to help him out:

Few of the men who sexually harassed me in my 20s did the same to their male colleagues. At least not in my presence https://t.co/kwIY7Bz7K7

— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) July 13, 2016

And speaking solely for my own experiencing, I would not describe any of those conversations as “flirty”. https://t.co/3O13f2DtQp

— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) July 13, 2016

In fact, come to think of it, “grizzly bear in The Revenant” is probably a more accurate description. https://t.co/hHTGSdGIje

— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) July 13, 2016

This is not, of course, to judge the guilt or innocence of Roger Ailes. https://t.co/atWoYkkXk9

— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) July 13, 2016

But at least in my personal experience, sexual harassers were not noticeably flirty, suave, or charming. https://t.co/E53VnkVfkV

— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) July 13, 2016

More mockery:

So … totally ravenous? Not sure this helps. #IStandWithRogerAiles https://t.co/iSsuhsLboa

— Jason Whittaker (@thetowncrier) July 13, 2016

"Flirty"?

You think that telling a woman she'll do better at work if she has sex with you is "flirty"?

Really? https://t.co/6pIy0BzTNF

— (((The Other David Cohen))) (@David_S_Cohen) July 13, 2016

This logic is as unassailable as the Maginot Line. https://t.co/gXFttQKfUS

— Jim Brunner (@Jim_Brunner) July 13, 2016

And maybe Geraldo missed that before “The Revenant” came out, the joke via Drudge, etc. was that the bear raped Leonardo DiCaprio in the film:

https://twitter.com/kristapley/status/753039415551885314

https://twitter.com/JayShams/status/753026241939341312

but the grizzly went up to Leo and nvm https://t.co/zZjbifodm1

— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) July 13, 2016

wait but didn't the grizzly https://t.co/sX83qr6QFi

— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) July 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/marcusgilmer/status/753046610897141760

Stop helping, Geraldo.

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