Meanwhile, on Twitter... 1. Roy Moore and His Party.
Yeah, I'm still gonna need Republicans to explain to me how forcing a woman to do something with her body against her will is "devastating" when it's rape but is a moral imperative when it's denying abortion. https://t.co/MCNncaOjCj
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 9, 2017
Either you think I own my twat, or you think you do. It's really just that simple, Republicans.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 9, 2017
This was Republican Speaker Paul Ryan just yesterday: "We're with Trump." Indeed. So you've kinda lost the moral high ground on sexual assault, Republicans. pic.twitter.com/DycdHnz0KP
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 9, 2017
And further, I want Republicans to give up trying to force me, and every other person who can get pregnant, to do with our bodies what THEY dictate we do with them, regardless of our consent or lack thereof.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 9, 2017
2. Louis CK and His Enablers.
"He said was sorry for shoving her in a bathroom. Ms. Corry replied that he had never done that... [He] said, 'I used to misread people back then,' she recalled." So: 1. He assaulted more women. 2. He blames his victims for signals he merely "misread." https://t.co/54PXXzGrTx
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 9, 2017
A note about those apologies: That's right from the predator playbook, especially the predators who use the "nice dude" schtick as cover for their predation. It's a ploy to make their victims feel guilty about reporting.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 9, 2017
Louis CK is a confident and sophisticated predator. And he is banking on a redemption arc, to allow him to keep doing it. Don't give it to him. Draw the line here, or he'll hurt more women.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 9, 2017
I'm relieved the New York Times wrote about Louis CK's history of predation. That said, the Times is going easy on him. Even the promotional tweet is soft: "crossed a line into sexual misconduct." The story itself focuses on his apology calls, and casts his agent as an equal or even greater villain than he is.
He is a cunning predator, and this sort of soft-pedaling is exactly why he's gotten away with it as long as he has.
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