Anita Hill on Thomas Hearing: Defending Her Legacy

Anita Hill on Thomas Hearing: Defending Her Legacy: "Hill never intended to have an open confrontation with Thomas. Her private statements to the FBI regarding Thomas' conduct were made public only after being leaked to the press shortly before the final Senate vote. Once she was called to testify, senators grilled her on the stand for days.

Her exhaustive testimony turned the proceedings into must-see television. Hill said that Thomas frequently talked about pornography in the office, referencing bestiality and a porno-film character named Long Dong Silver, in addition to boasting of his own sexual prowess. She claimed that he pressured her for dates and, in the hearing's most infamous anecdote, suggested to her that someone had put pubic hairs on his can of Coca-Cola. Thomas denied the accusations."

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