The Me Too Movement exploded in 2017 with the election of Donald Trump, however it had been around for 11 years, providing tag lines for women and a means for them to come out with their stories.
Celebrity after Celebrity came out with their own "Me Too" story.
Friends shared the #Metoo hashtag on social media, some again sharing their stories surprising many.
Even Military women came froward with their stories and society was either appalled, or indifferent.
One thing that was predominant, was no shortage of excuses while people stood next to their favorite Celebrity which often blurred the lines with Politicians as well. We saw the fall of Bill Cosby, our beloved childhood comedian fall. We saw Donald Trump, a man with a staggering Sexual Assault History parry allegations and accuse the accuser often threatening them and having them harassed.
Al Franken fell on the sword for the Democrats in what seemed to be an obvious hit by the right as his primary allegation was during a Skit with a Playboy Model. Trouble is, there were more.
Even Kamala Harris was accused by a male staffer of having been sexually assaulted. I think this one guys have a problem with, I find Kamala to have been incredibly attractive, and as a Shrek I am a bit disappointed I never was, of course like everyone, only by the person we are attracted to.
Kamala, if you are reading this, you could assault me if I was not married, but I am, Fionna finally came my way so you missed out!
Seriously though, it's not ok to touch people inappropriately and that seemed to be the basis of the movement.
We saw a Defensive Kavannahy take the stand polarizing the country in his bid to sit atop the supreme court. He had one somewhat credible accuser from decades past to Mar his incredible judicial record. He is even well known for treating his female staffers quite well, they even wrote a letter saying as much.
Yet we heard how it was wrong, and the Republicans Circled the wagons and poked hole in the story of the famed Stanford Professor.
Now he deserved to be scrutinized and his childish behavior excluded him from his position in my eyes, although the assault itself I still am on the fence with.
Now fast forward to Biden and his latest charge. He is accused of pressing himself against a woman and fingering her.
The Left has circled their Wagons and Biden even came out saying it deserves to be investigated thoroughly. Great response and he is right, it should be.
Trouble is, we have Video and Pictures of Biden on Stage as Vice President smelling womens hair and pressing himself against them like a creepy uncle.
WIth one even saying
Now I get what she was saying. As a fighter we are often told that standing in front of a crowd is where it really matters, you can be the best in the gym, and fold when it matters most.
Or simply underperform. This happens to people who trained constantly for that crowd and the spotlight, so how could someone not being trained even respond at all?
They should not have to.;
I have said that if anyone touches my daughters like that, I will fucking drop them.
you should not have to tell someone to not press themselves against you, sniff your hair or even kiss you, get the fuck out.
Yet here we are with yet another powerful person taking advantage of his position to cop a feel.
It's not ok, it never is.
https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-allegations-women-2020-campaign-2019-6#lucy-flores-alleged-in-march-2019-that-biden-grasped-her-shoulders-from-behind-and-kissed-the-back-of-her-head-without-her-consent-during-a-campaign-event-in-2014-2
Flores said that while she was preparing to go onstage at a 2014 rally during her race for lieutenant governor, Biden came up behind her, put his hands on her shoulders, smelled her hair, and kissed the back of her head.
"My brain couldn't process what was happening. I was embarrassed. I was shocked. I was confused," she wrote. "The vice-president of the United States of America had just touched me in an intimate way reserved for close friends, family, or romantic partners — and I felt powerless to do anything about it ... Even if his behavior wasn't violent or sexual, it was demeaning and disrespectful."
Biden has a very checkered past, and while I will take him in a Nano Second over Trump, that still does not make it ok as it puts us back where we often are, voting for the lesser of two Evils.It also is little different than the Trump supporters supporting him as they believe his opponents to be worse.
In short, we are polarized by Tribalism that means to defend your Man no matter what, and only women when it is convenient.
We take stands based on what "Flag" is flying and what person we want to and it is not broad across the board.
That is wrong.
Women deserve a chance at life and deserve to have a workplace which is free from harassment.
They also deserve a leader with a largely unblemished past.
Nobody is perfect and things will happen, we know that, but it depends on what happened and the frequency of those actions.,
Trump clearly is the worst of hte two saying horrible nasty shit about women and his daughter even went so far as to laugh about his sexual assault.
That does not excuse Biden who has refused to apologise to his accusers who usually fell just short of claiming sexual assault.
That is not right either.
That is the samer for Men, as I joked about Kamala I actually was denied my cooks test when I was a line cook at the flying J because I would not sleep with my supervisor, she was married.
So ya even this Shrek has his moment and it is not right. I laughed about it but moved on, even though it cost me a raise.
The point is this, there are 360 million people in America and we can find someone who is more qualified than either of these Gerital snorting Depends wearing clowns.
They both will set an example and hte tone of America and have.
It's not good and I want better for my kids, and my family.
So what the fuck is wrong with Society? Especially the women who now made excuses for Biden, those same women part of a movement that persecuted men over anything as minor as an ass Grab (now that I have done) which I personally felt was a bit excessive, but maybe I get.
There are times in society we have to pick our battles, and a swat of the hand away, telling someone no, or maybe punching them in the fucking face if it goes to far is all that is needed.
The less lawyers the better, but the less we tolerate appropriate actions, well the better we will all be in the end.
That needs to stand in the voting booth as well.
I read "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" last year, and it was a damned good book pushing the point that there is something wrong with society as it is for such a man to even be elected.
It also made the point that for our highest offices of the land the only requirement people need, is to be of a certain age.
That makes no sense, as a former Government Contractor I had to have back ground checks, I even had to at times produce my Financial records.
In fact, just to contract with the Government you need "Clearence" but Trump a man who pleaded guilty to Money Laundering in 2015, was well somehow Presidential.
It is a great book and worth your time, it also helps to expand this argument where it needs to be, on the mental health of both candidates which I do not believe is up to par in any advanced leadership capacity.
https://www.secondsale.com/i/the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump-27-psychiatrists-and-mental-health-experts-assess-a-president/9781250179456?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzpaMmc3K6QIVchh9Ch30XwNfEAQYAiABEgKnpfD_BwE
https://www.vox.com/explainers/2018/9/27/17909782/brett-kavanaugh-christine-ford-supreme-court-senate-sexual-assault-testimony
http://confirmkavanaugh.com/statements-and-support/letters-and-support/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAUOurZIVfI
Good piece.
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