Al Franken accused of sexual harassment

[Beet]

The #MeToo movement is very fragile. All it takes is one bad accusation and the whole thing will fall apart. Let's not forget that A Rape on Campus destroyed the campus anti-rape movement within a few weeks. That being said, the sheer number of absolutely credible, documented and/or admitted instances that have come out so far should be a wake up call that much of this stuff has long been very common and has been hidden under the surface from victims who were either bought off or were afraid they would not be believed, or afraid what happened wouldn't matter.

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Trump's tweets:

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[Beet]

As I said in another thread, it's not that uncommon for women to grab ass. Certainly, men are responsible for more unwanted groping than women, but it's not such a great idea to use this as an excuse to beat up on men for being so awful.

We agree that it's not uncommon, but it is awful. This is what feminists mean when they talk about rape culture. It is ingrained in our culture that there is a spectrum of vaguely acceptable nonconsensual sexual violations and a toxic belief system around that. It needs to stop.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/20/1716849/-I-Unapologetically-Stand-With-Senator-Franken-Do-NOT-Believe-Either-Accuser

The diarist is whining about the PC police. While I certainly don’t think anyone should be dogpiled, I hardly think maligning the accuser is the way to go here.