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In reply to the discussion: Al Franken still hasn't denied grabbing women [View all]Cuthbert Allgood
(5,019 posts)I think that is something we all need to realize and some of the reason for the #metoo campaign. It's not just creepy monsters in white panel vans handing out free candy that are rapists. All kinds of men commit various levels of sexual assault. Once we start saying "oh, but he's a nice guy" and dismiss it, we are doing no help for those that are victims of assault.
Do I want Franken to have done this? No. Hell, no. I was hoping he'd run for President in 2020. But we can't just dismiss it because we life him, or he seems like a nice guy, or he's not as bad as this rapists over there, or he's the right political view. Once we do, we are no better than the Republicans protecting Moore. I'm IN NO WAY saying what Franken is accused of is the same as Moore, just talking about those that dismiss what Moore (and potentially Franken) have done because reasons.