The scandals surrounding Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas and Senator Bob Packwood in the 1990s showed the speed with which once-tolerated behaviors could become intolerable.

1990年代，最高法院候选人克拉伦斯·托马斯和参议员鲍勃·帕克伍德受到绯闻困扰，显示曾是可以容忍的行为，如此迅速就变得无法忍受了。

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Her strident certainties on Clarence Thomas and Bob Packwood helped to open public figures' private lives to public inspection.

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