The contrast between the response between Donald Trump's and Bill Clinton's sexual assaults reminded me of this.
It's fun for someone of my politics to take on the likes of Trump. I get only praise and support for the most part. This has never been the case when I object to the same behaviors by liberal or progressive men. In fact, the reactions have been so brutal and painful that I've been cowed into silence more often than I care to admit.
Here's a partial list.
1, How dare you
try to hurt such a good man?
2. Why should I
believe you?
3. You’re too
worked up to be believable.
4. You’re too
calm to be believable.
5. You’re
accusations are too articulate to be believable.
6. You’re
accusations are too clumsy to be believable.
7. Your story
just doesn’t ring true.
8. No one is
perfect.
9. We don’t
know both sides of the story.
10. Why didn’t
you bring this up sooner/later/someplace else?
11. Why can’t
you forgive?
12. It was a
long time ago.
13. Why can’t
you let it go?
14. Think of the
good he’s doing.
15. Just because
he did it doesn’t mean you have to say it.
16. Just because
he’s an asshole doesn’t mean he’s not a good man.
17. You’re
creating divisiveness.
18. We ALL need
to come together now.
19. If we go after every offensive person, we’ll have no one left.
20. There are a
lot of assholes in the world. We can’t
confront them all.
21. If you know
what’s good for you, you won’t open this can of worms.
22. He’s mean to
men too.
23. Put on your
big girl pants and suck it up.
24. There are
worse things in the world.
25. You’re
throwing away your credibility.
26. You could be
doing so much good instead of obsessing about this.
27. Worse has been done to me, and I look passed it.
28. You’re
making good people uncomfortable.
29. You’re
making people take sides.
30. He’s never
done that to me.
31. I’ve never
seen him do that.
32. Think about
the greater good.
33. You’re just
bitter.
34. I’m not
getting into a personal matter.
35. Why can’t
you just ignore him?
36. It isn’t
just about you.
37. Take the
high road.
38. You’re
destroying the party, movement, action, etc.
39. You handled
this wrong.
40. You’re hurting
the people with him who are there for good reasons.
41. We’ve all
been hurt.
42. You’re just
trying to stir up trouble.
43. I don't believe for a minute that any man has gotten by with abusing YOU.
43. I don't believe for a minute that any man has gotten by with abusing YOU.
44. You just
want attention.
45. You’re just
feeling sorry for yourself.
46. Why can’t
you move on?
47. You just
love creating controversy.
48. I have my
own life. I can’t get involved.
49. Do you want
some right-wing tea partiers in charge?
50. You don’t
know how to pick your battles.
51. There are
bigger, more important issues than this man’s abuse.
52. Are you
going to pay my bills if I tell the truth?
53. I can’t help
you. I have to get along with these
people.
54. Why can’t
you love people regardless of their flaws?
55. Who do you
think you are?
