There Are Some Holidays I Don't Do, But There Are Always Reasons to Be Grateful

With every generation, there's an uprise in New Uppity Women (a.k.a. Loud-Mouthed Bitches—and I am fine with that), who Just Won't Take It No Mo', Evah Again, Or Even For the First Time.

And hallelujah: these Witnesses Against Wrongdoing are of every hue, every age, every background.

Girls of my daughters' ages: pay attention. While the perp in this video happens to be Latino, it is still a statistical truth that most rapists are white, heterosexual males. Gropers, however, are of every stripe. You hear me, when I say: Be safe, at at all times—and yes, in certain instances, like the one in this video, you are allowed (even if you're six years old) to use language normally not approved by most adults. Get everyone's attention. Form a posse. There will be someone to help you, so long as there's a crowd and you're loud.


This man, from Queens, pleaded guilty to "forcible touching," and was sentenced to four months behind bars. The woman's name (if not the rest of her) was kept from the public.