Sex scandal

Sex scandal

A sex scandal is a scandal involving allegations or information about possibly-immoral sexual activities being made public. Sex scandals are often associated with movie stars, politicians, famous athletes or others in the public eye, and become scandals largely because of the prominence of the person involved, perceptions of hypocrisy on their part, or the non-normative nature of their sexuality.[1] A scandal may be based on reality, the product of false allegations, or a mixture of both.

Sex scandals involving politicians often become political scandals, particularly when there is an attempt at a cover-up, or suspicions of illegality.

While some commentators see sex scandals as irrelevant to politics, particularly where "professional performance [does] not seem to be impaired",[2] Gene Healy of the Cato Institute views them as not just "great fun", but a reminder "that we should think twice before we cede more power to these clowns."[3]

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References

  1. ^ Juliet A. Williams (21 May 2011). "Why the Strauss-Kahn and Schwarzenegger scandals don’t go together". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-the-strauss-kahn-and-schwarzenegger-scandals-dont-go-together/2011/05/19/AFZi2u7G_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage. 
  2. ^ David Lamb (1 August 1976). "Sex and scandal are old partners in Washington". The Tuscaloosa News: p. D3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rUYgAAAAIBAJ&&pg=5170,209195. 
  3. ^ Gene Healy (6 June 2011). "Weinergate reminds us not to give these clowns more power". Washington Examiner. http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/06/lets-not-give-these-clowns-more-power#ixzz1ObLhU83g. 

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