by Anita Faye Hill (b. 1956)
1991
Language: English
I thought he respected my work [I thought] that he trusted my judgment… He asked me to go out... with him. What happened next, and telling the world... are the two most difficult experiences of my life. I declined the invitation... He pressed me... His conversations were very vivid. He spoke about acts... he had seen in pornographic films… women having sex with animals… group sex… rape scenes… large penises… large breasts… his own sexual prowess… I told him that I did not want to talk about this... I would try to change the subject. He began to show displeasure... He commented on what I was wearing… whether it made me more or less... attractive. I felt I had a duty... ...When I was asked, I had to tell the truth I could not keep silent.
Adapted from testimony by Anita F. Hill before the Senate Judiciary Committee, October 11, 1991
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Text Authorship:
- by Anita Faye Hill (b. 1956), written 1991 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980), "1991", 2019, first performed 2019 [ ssaa chorus ], from Listen, no. 1, Mormolyke
Publisher: Mormolyke [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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