I mean Joe Biden isn’t doing this to men. Boom. There you go. That’s the end and the beginning of this shit.
Does Joe Biden have a history of leaning in to rub his nose on another man's nose? Kissing colleagues' male partners on the lips? Coming up behind them to grab their shoulders and snuffle their hair?
No? Then we need to stop pretending that all that matters is his "intent."
- Does Joe Biden have a history of leaning in to rub his nose on another man's nose? Kissing colleagues' male partners on the lips? Coming up behind them to grab their shoulders and snuffle their hair? No? Then we need to stop pretending that all that matters is his "intent."
- this is not the time to talk about how Joe Biden is a Good Guy TM who has done a lot for women (which is debatable, at best). this is the time to talk about how even the “Good Guys” cross boundaries, violate consent, cause harm & must be accountable.
“The assumption that what matters is what Biden wants women to feel rather than what they actually do feel is part of the same culture that allows those far more troubling abuses to occur.” Interesting piece by @mollylroberts:
it is absolutely, 100% possible that Joe Biden simultaneously possesses:
A) a sincere desire to help other men do better and be better in fighting rape culture and respecting women's boundaries
AND
B) a complete lack of self-awareness of the ways he contributes to this culture
Just fuck this shit. We as a culture lack the ability to have nuanced conversations about gender discrimination. Joe Biden’s demeaning behavior of women comes from the same root that sexual harassment does. Stop defending men’s behavior because they didn’t treat you the same way.
- Jon Stewart on #JoeBiden in 2015: "It's apparently a senate right of passage. You're not officially sworn in until Delaware Joe has felt up one female member of your immediate family." Have some damn standards. This is not appropriate, esp for a POTUS.
- Amazing to see all these major figures from #TheResistance torching their reputations just to protect Joe Biden and discredit the women who've accused him of touching them in ways that made them feel violated. What do these people even believe in? pic.twitter.com/6VBgBtQML0
Because Alyssa in all her wisdom chose to center Joe Biden an extremely privileged and powerful man and his good intentions instead of using her platform to talk about boundaries and the way women are socialized to be nice to Men even when they make us uncomfortable.
Is Joe Biden really so important that so many people are willing to pretend that they have no comprehension of either consent or that impact is regularly more meaningful than intent?
Really?
i call joe biden defenders the “stop being such a bitch and be quiet” caucus
