Correction, Winslow: We’re not completely bad. We’re just not completely good. In a similar way, the majority of reasonable people are neither completely conservative nor completely liberal. Further similarly, those on the far left and the far right (and, disgustingly, it includes Herr Drumpf; just look at the Mattis and Gorsuch appointments, which I was personally for) are not completely bad, either.
When the backlash comes, it will be about the assumption of guilt on the accused. Weinstein, Ailes, Moore, Lauer and O’Reilly set up systematic corporate structures to assault women. These are serious crimes. But Franken and Keillor’s incidents don’t rise to the level of the others. Rude, gross and ill-mannered but hardly felonious. Keillor is also strongly disputing his.
Women’s stories should be heard and believed AND investigated. That’s needs to be changed most of all. But false accusations shouldn’t be ruled out or allowed to stand. Let us remember Emmett Till.
Not all, but too many. And too many more give the bad ones a pass and blame the victims instead. You want to reduce false rape claims? Quit punishing women for being sexually active. A sexually active man is called a stud and given congrats, a sexually active woman is called a slut and told she is disgusting and deserves to be treated poorly.
railwayman001 about 7 years ago
Correction, Winslow: We’re not completely bad. We’re just not completely good. In a similar way, the majority of reasonable people are neither completely conservative nor completely liberal. Further similarly, those on the far left and the far right (and, disgustingly, it includes Herr Drumpf; just look at the Mattis and Gorsuch appointments, which I was personally for) are not completely bad, either.
braindead Premium Member about 7 years ago
It’s only the Democrat men that are bad, right Scott?
It’s OKAY If A Republican Does It.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 7 years ago
When the backlash comes, it will be about the assumption of guilt on the accused. Weinstein, Ailes, Moore, Lauer and O’Reilly set up systematic corporate structures to assault women. These are serious crimes. But Franken and Keillor’s incidents don’t rise to the level of the others. Rude, gross and ill-mannered but hardly felonious. Keillor is also strongly disputing his.
Women’s stories should be heard and believed AND investigated. That’s needs to be changed most of all. But false accusations shouldn’t be ruled out or allowed to stand. Let us remember Emmett Till.
Al Nala about 7 years ago
There are bad women, too.
stefaninafla about 7 years ago
Not all, but too many. And too many more give the bad ones a pass and blame the victims instead. You want to reduce false rape claims? Quit punishing women for being sexually active. A sexually active man is called a stud and given congrats, a sexually active woman is called a slut and told she is disgusting and deserves to be treated poorly.
Timothy Madigan Premium Member about 7 years ago
Yes, we are all bad. We’re bad on differing levels and extremes but everyone of us, by adulthood, is bad and biased in various ways.