{"id":80538,"date":"2025-10-23T09:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/?p=80538"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:36:46","slug":"zohran-mamdani-did-something-men-dont-do-but-they-should","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/zohran-mamdani-did-something-men-dont-do-but-they-should\/","title":{"rendered":"Zohran Mamdani Did Something Men Don&#8217;t Do &#8211; But They Should"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NYC Debate For Mayor | Full NY1 Coverage\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ot6zbhPLs4Y?start=4035&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, took opponent Andrew Cuomo to task for sexual harassment allegations he&#8217;s faced. It&#8217;s not something men often do.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/in-new-york-city-sepia-toned-days-drive-home-climate-change-realities\/\">New York City<\/a> mayoral race continues to ramp up in intensity \u2013 and during the second debate Wednesday, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani turned the heat up even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has always been a great deal of contention between the assemblyman and Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who lost this past June\u2019s Democratic primary to Mamdani but who has remained in the race for mayor as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But during one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQIhLoAgCZ5\/\">particularly heated exchange<\/a> last night in a segment when candidates were allowed to directly ask their competitors one question, Mamdani brought up Cuomo\u2019s numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/as-window-closes-a-rush-of-sex-abuse-suits-against-moguls-mayors\/\">sexual harassment<\/a> allegations \u2013 and made into more than another dig at his opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn 2021, 13 different women who worked in your administration credibly accused you of of sexual harassment,\u201d he began. \u201cSince then, you have spent more than $20 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2025\/10\/22\/nyc-mayor-debate-mamdani-sliwa-cuomo\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=SCOOP_102325&amp;utm_source=1&amp;utm_source=ActiveCampaign&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Mamdani%2C%20Sliwa%2C%20Cuomo%20spar%20in%20spirited%20final%20debate&amp;utm_campaign=SCOOP_102325\">tax payer funds<\/a> to defend yourself \u2013 all while describing these allegations as entirely political.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A familiar refrain from Mamdani, who has sought to cast Cuomo as untrustworthy and unworthy of the office. But it\u2019s what he said next that turned the moment into something more impactful. \u201cYou have even gone so far as to legally go after these women. One of those women, Charlotte Bennett, is here in the audience this evening,\u201d he said, adding that Cuomo reportedly attempted to access records of her gynecological visits.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_0d75daf8f863cd1f0ce17ff29f65db70\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/women-are-harassed-in-the-workplace-as-much-as-ever-study-shows\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Woman_in_the_Workplace-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Woman_in_the_Workplace-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Woman_in_the_Workplace-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Woman_in_the_Workplace-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Woman_in_the_Workplace-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/women-are-harassed-in-the-workplace-as-much-as-ever-study-shows\/\">\n              Women Are Harassed in the Workplace As Much As Ever, Study Shows\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mamdani concluded, as the disclosure sent a ripple of surprise through the audience: \u201cShe cannot speak up for herself because you lodged a defamation case against her. I, however, can speak. What do you say to the 13 that you sexually harassed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is, quite simply, not something men do with other men. Not within their social circles, and certainly not in any public fashion. It\u2019s not just my anecdotal observation \u2013 studies have shown that men will decline to intervene in such situations due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/men-bystander-effect_l_68d57bdee4b01e99f72e1731\">concerns over their social standing<\/a>, or because they <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10358722\/\">do not feel a responsibility<\/a> to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The potential social consequences make for particularly powerful deterrents, <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2022\/08\/stop-protecting-good-guys\">Harvard researchers say<\/a>, pointing to \u201ca fear of \u2026 being seen as a wimp or weak by other men, or of violating the \u2018bro code.\u2019\u201d They add, \u201cThis implicit rule of behavior governs many man-man relationships, both personal and professional, and perpetuates a sexist workplace culture, compelling men to support other men \u2013 including their bad behavior \u2013 at all costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What really stuck out to me about Mamdani\u2019s debate moment, though \u2013 what negated the cynic within me that would write it off as a mere political stunt to win more votes \u2013 was his framing, and his decision to intentionally speak as a voice for a presently voiceless person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we\u2019ve seen, quite recently in fact, there is great importance in giving women ways to tell their own stories. Survivors of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein have been <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/epstein-survivors-speak-out-we-are-real-human-beings\/\">talking publicly<\/a> with increasing frequency about the need to release files around his investigation, which contain the names of the powerful individuals Epstein catered to \u2013 including President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our society so rarely sees such men held accountable for their wrongs \u2013 we so rarely see consequences suffered at all, and certainly not lasting ones. Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Culture\/video\/fierce-backlash-louis-ck-returns-stand-57470349\">Louis C.K.<\/a> is still booked, and has won a Grammy since his allegations were made public; actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/25\/movies\/jonathan-majors-merciless.html\">Jonathan Majors<\/a> is presently on a comeback tour following a brutal assault; director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/woody-allen-slams-cancel-culture-dumb-decades-ongoing-scandal\">Woody Allen<\/a>\u2019s projects remain financed despite decades-old accusations; and yes, Cuomo is still a top contender for an office that would have him overseeing one of the world\u2019s most globally influential cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to Mamdani\u2019s ask, Cuomo said that \u201cif you want to be in government, you have to be serious and mature,\u201d a somewhat baffling first response, before noting that the charges were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/new-york-playbook\/2022\/01\/05\/cuomo-charges-dropped-495601\">dropped in 2022<\/a> due to a lack of evidence to meet the burden of proof, despite the complainants being declared credible and cooperative by the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, it was Cuomo at the mic, and his accuser, Bennett, left silent in the audience. But these men cannot muzzle every woman, no matter how hard they try, or how much money and influence they throw at the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just this week, Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/nobodys-girl-haunting-necessary-story-virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-abuse-victim-in-her-own-words\/\">memoir, \u201cNobody\u2019s Girl,\u201d debuted<\/a>. In it, she details the horrors she endured at the unwelcome hands of politicians and more. The book was released posthumously, as Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year \u2013 but prior to her passing, she made it clear that publication was \u201cmy heartfelt wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine how many more would get their wish to be heard \u2013 and could be <em>protected<\/em> \u2013 if men became more inclined to follow Mamdani\u2019s lead. &#x25fc;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_ee3ebf1ddfae73f9959a470cb4496ed3\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/epstein-survivors-speak-out-we-are-real-human-beings\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epstein-Files-Trump-Transparency-Survivors-Speak-Out-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Epstein Files Trump Transparency Survivors Speak Out\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epstein-Files-Trump-Transparency-Survivors-Speak-Out-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epstein-Files-Trump-Transparency-Survivors-Speak-Out-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/epstein-survivors-speak-out-we-are-real-human-beings\/\">\n              Epstein Survivors Speak Out: \u2018We Are Real Human Beings\u2019\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Men are reluctant, at best, to call out their peers for bad behavior. 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