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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQuestioning (re: Franken)
Like too many of the women I know, I have been the unhappy recipient of more unwanted attentions than I care to enumerate, so Im not about to challenge the veracity of the Franken accusation. That said, I would welcome an opportunity to have a conversation with his accuser.
Given her statement that his actions have bothered her for years, this is clearly not a memory that has suddenly emerged. The questions I would ask, then, are how did she manage to maintain her silence in order to support and vote for a man who has boasted of having done the same and worse to multiple women? And why is one excused while the other isn't? In truth, they are questions I would hope she asks herself.
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Kaleva
(36,359 posts)We all do things that defy logic and reason.
Cattledog
(5,919 posts)LeftInTX
(25,603 posts)Look at the Ted Kennedy.
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)oasis
(49,426 posts)Franken walked up to her while she was standing w/hubby and greets her. She gave him an abrupt "Hi Al" and then walked away.
She now claims he should have apologized to her at that time.
I guess it would depend on how fast she was walking.
MineralMan
(146,338 posts)We all sometimes separate things and act in ways that might seem contradictory, I think.
Irish_Dem
(47,510 posts)rock
(13,218 posts)I agree.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)Most women have experienced it in some degree and we have seen it as an ordinary nuisance more than dehumanizing actions. We were outraged by Trump, but the fact that he was elected reveals that '"boys will be boys" and "it's just part of being a woman" has been the standard our culture has continuously applied with rare questioning. Anita Hill knows this better than anyone.
Many women have been bothered by what happened and not come forward because they do not feel they will be believed, and because the cultural devaluation of women has normalized and enabled such abuse.