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Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court justice nominee, is not the first man in politics to be accused of sexual misconduct in the past, nor is he the first man to deny the validity of these allegations. In fact, Brett Kavanaugh is not even the first man to do an interview addressing these allegations with his wife, Ashley, beside him.
Ashley Kavanaugh is not the first woman to do an interview next to her husband as he faces allegations about sexual misconduct. She is not the first woman to nod her head along with all he says. She is not the first woman to claim that her husband would never do acts even remotely similar to those he is accused of. She is not the first woman to defend her husband against sexual misconduct allegations by saying she loves him. see women like Ashley
Christine Blasey Ford is not the first woman to come forward about a political leader possibly having sexual misconduct in the past.
Christine Blasey Ford is not the first woman to come forward about a political leader possibly having sexual misconduct in the past.
Christine Blasey Ford is not the first woman to come forward about a political leader possibly having sexual misconduct in the past.
Christine Blasey Ford is not the first woman to come forward about a political leader possibly having sexual misconduct in the past.
Christine Blasey Ford is not going to be the first woman to be destroyed for coming forward with this information. see Anita Hill
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Christine Blasey Ford knows she is going to get destroyed for coming forward. She is a college professor. Her claim is 30 years old and only has one other witness in it who denies he remembers anything related to Brett's alleged sexual misconduct. Her statement that Brett pinned her down on a bed, groped her, and attempted to force her out of her clothes is weakened even further by the consumption of alcohol at the high school party this occurred at. She knows she is going to get destroyed coming forward.
Yet, she came forward anyway possibly because she does not want an attempted rapist to be on the Supreme Court. That's patriotic. That's a feminist. 1,600 men signed an ad that was posted in The New York Times, declaring they support her. She's voicing her experiences to help other women, men, and children in this country be better informed, and even if she is lying or has false memories of an incident, she is encouraging them to choose their leaders wisely. In a time where the President of the United States calls you an evil democrat and insists you are attempting to ruin a mans reputation falsey after no investigation had even been started on the issue, I would say honestly, that's fair. We should choose our leaders wisely.
On the other hand, what Ashley Kavanaugh did, similar to good ol' Donny, was deny that her husband ever could have had sexual misconduct. Ashley Kavanaugh has been employed in politics since 1996. In an interview, Ashley Kavanaugh sat next to her husband, dutifully nodding along with his claims of innocence and virginity. When given the opportunity to speak, Ashley Kavanaugh claimed she loved her husband and could never believe that he would ever have sexual misconduct. She's known him for seventeen whole years.
Brett Kavanaugh is 53 years old.
His defense was that he was a virgin until much after high school.
It's not just the POTUS and Ashley claiming that they know Brett Kavanaugh is falsely accused either. Jim Jordan, another candidate, claims he is innocent as well. Congressional candidate Janet Garrett spoke up to remind everyone that there must be an investigation, and that no one can say for sure that they know Brett Kavanaugh is innocent or not until it is completed.
The book The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves on page 181 states that the U.S. has been criticized by Latin America for approaching women's health issues with a focus on the self. They believe that there are seldom relationships involved with it, and the ones that exist focus on creating a product instead of instilling a sense of responsibility with health. Several issues of Our Bodies, Ourselves have been adapted in various countries and one of the reasons that this has been done is because of the differing political situations. I believe that it is reasonable to conclude that the success of the self-help approach to women's health in the U.S. is partially due to the political situation it was presented in. Now, the book has lost funding and will no longer be adapted or printed. Women will no longer even have access to the self-help books. Health cannot be achieved without resources, and the political situation or activism that is present in a country determines what can thrive for women's health. For women's health to thrive, we need to ask who is invited to the table to talk about issues concerning women's health. Is it Christine? Or is our political situation set up that before investigations are done, people assume the woman is wrong, call her evil, and trust the man. Perhaps we need more "firsts." If we want to see things we've never seen before, we have to be willing to do things we've never done before. People who do not believe in women's health activism should no longer be invited to the table if health is to be accessible for all. Christine Balsey Ford, heck yeah I'd vote for you.
References:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/26/new-york-times-ad-1-600-men-say-they-believe-christine-blasey-ford/1439038002/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/24/who-is-christine-blasey-ford-professor-who-accused-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-misconduct.html
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/408234-dem-congressional-candidate-kavanaugh-controversy-is-a-huge-step-backwards
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/408234-dem-congressional-candidate-kavanaugh-controversy-is-a-huge-step-backwards
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