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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI can understand why an assault victim would retain Avenatti now
Ordinarily I might hope they would use "the system" to bring their allegations forward. There is a built in element of "showmanship" (by design) in how Avenatti operates. In some ways a victim may appear more "credible" if they report their concerns about Kavenaugh directly to the Senate committee first, where his appointment to the Supreme Court is currently being considered.
But knowing how the Republican Party operates I can understand the Avenatti route instead. These women are being attacked, these women are being persecuted, and they are being defamed. They might want a pit bull watching their backs, and in their place I might well turn to Avenatti first myself. He knows how to move the game off of defense onto offense. And as they say, the best defense is often a good offense.
To any woman now stepping forward they put themselves at personal (and perhaps legal) risk. So much of what determines whose personal life and career is protected and whose is destroyed plays out today in the mass media and political realms. Avenatti fights in those realms. For these women a lot more is at stake now than whether the wrong Jurist gets promoted.
Autumn
(45,109 posts)my back. And when it comes to Republicans and Trump he gets a grip and doesn't let go
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)Avenatti becomes an almost instant equalizer.
No matter who the assaulter is, Avenatti immediately gives his client equal power in the public sphere.
It's not the right approach for everyone. He sure is a powerful tool for a woman wanting to be heard. When woman come forward there is rarely such a thing as equal footing. In the courts or public sphere. Avenatti is an equalizer.
spooky3
(34,460 posts)They take a different approach but seem effective.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)It could set back victim situations and perhaps embolden predatory males, I'm afraid. Almost 30 years...Patriarchy wins again??? Please, no.
H2O Man
(73,561 posts)Recommended.