Description acceptable. An article written in response to this event recounts two men talking about their sexual conquests while the author attempts to read The Sound and the Fury. Alan Dixon’s political career ended after his role in this event prompted a primary challenge by Carol Moseley Braun. A “twilight zone” characterized by competing “Appropriations” of this event are discussed in the essay “Whose Story Is It, Anyway?” from a collection edited by Toni Morrison. Rebecca Walker coined the term for “third wave” feminism in response to this event, whose central participant headed the EEOC. During this event, Joe Biden chaired an all-White, all-male Senate committee to adjudicate testimony from a Black central participant, who used the phrase “high-tech lynching.” For 10 points, the subject of what 1991 event was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill? ■END■
ANSWER: Clarence Thomas hearings [or Clarence Thomas’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearings, Clarence Thomas’s nomination to the Supreme Court, or equivalents; accept Anita Hill’s testimony or Anita Hill hearings or similar answers until “Hill” is read; prompt on Clarence Thomas scandal or Clarence Thomas controversy or equivalents] (“Whose Story Is It, Anyway?” appears in Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power.)
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