MILLION AT THE CASINO DURING THE
FIRST FULL YEAR OF OPERATION.
THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST
HARVEY WEINSTEIN THIS WEEK PUT A
SPOTLIGHT ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
NOW ONE WOMAN OFFERED A JOB AT A
WEBSITEICIDES SAID -- WEBSITE
SAID SHE
HAD TO SIGN A CONTRACT.
THE BOSTON BORN MEDIA OUTLET
HAS MADE A LOT OF MONEY OFF
SELLING LOCKER ROOM QUALITY NEWS
AND TALK TO MOSTLY TEEN AND
YOUNG ADULT MALES.
AT ISSUE NOW, THEIR DEMAND THAT
A FEMALE HIRE AGREE TO SHRUG OFF
BEHAVIOR THAT COULD GET YOU
FIRED IF YOU ENGAGED IN IT
ELSEWHERE.
I WENT WITH THE FLAMES FOR
THE FLAMING HOT TAKE ON THIS
ONE.
Reporter: THIS IS ELICA, A
SPORTS MEDIA PROFESSIONAL, WHO
SAYS SHE TURNED DOWN A SWEET JOB
OFFER AT THE WEBSITE BARSTOOL
SPORTS OVER A CLAUSE IN THEIR
CONTRACT, A DEMAND SHE EXPECTS
AND AGREES TO BE EXPOSED TO IN
THE WORKPLACE.
QUOTE, OFFENSIVE SPEECH, SEXUAL
SCENARIOS, SUGGESTIVE GESTURES,
AND REFERENCES STEREOTYPES.
THIS IS NOT OKAY, SHE TWEETED.
AND IF YOU'VE NEVER WORKED IN
MEDIA, KNOW IT ISN'T NORMAL.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
IT.
NEITHER HAVE MOST PEOPLE.
WHETHER IT BE SEX, RACE,
CREED, WHATEVER, PRETTY
BOILERPLATE STUFF.
IF YOU WORK ON SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE, YOU SIGN IT.
Reporter: WITH THE HARVEY
WEINSTEIN SCANDAL FRONT AND
CENTER, BARSTOOL CEO WAS QUICK
TO DRAW A DEFENSIVE DISTINCTION,
TWEETING, NOT ONLY WITH THE TYPE
OF CONTENT WE CREATE BUT THE
PROCESS OF CREATING IT.
THERE SHOULD BE NO CONFUSION TO
OUTSIDERS BETWEEN THE DISCLAIMER
THIS CONTRACT MAKES SURROUNDING
OUR CONTENT CREATION, AND WHAT'S
DEEMED ACCEPTABLE WITHIN OUR
WORKPLACE CULTURE.
Reporter: IN OTHER WORDS,
THIS SAMPLE OF BARSTOOL'S
CONTENT IS WHAT THEY'RE
PEDALING, NOT, THEY CLAIM, WHAT
THEY'RE PRACTICING.
WE'RE NOT SAYING YOU'RE GOING
TO GROPE SOMEBODY.
WE'RE NOT SAYING YOU CAN
SEXUALLY HARASS SOMEBODY.
WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
JOKES AND YOU'VE GOT TO BE COOL
WITH IT.
SHE OBJECTS TO THE NOTION
THAT, QUOTE, PEOPLE ARE MADE TO
FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T SPEAK UP
ABOUT THE INEXCUSABLE.
HE CLAIMS THAT DOESN'T DESCRIBE
WHAT GOES ON IN HIS WORKPLACE.
ONE THING HE SAID THAT SHE
LIKELY AGREES WITH, QUOTE, IT
