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FaceTime with the Content Guy:   Very, Very Nervous I Had Been And Am

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John Allan had to step down as the chairman of Tesco because of accusations of “inappropriate remarks and touching.”  Now, he’s copped to the “inappropriate remarks” but denied the touching, and now is saying that a lot of men are “increasingly nervous” about working and interacting with women in the workplace.  Really?  Because women have been nervous about working with a lot of men for centuries.  I have some additional thoughts.

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