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RandySF

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Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:18 AM Sep 2018

'Star Wars' Actress Mocks Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford [View all]

While most of the nation was focusing their attention on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s emotional testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Los Angeles-based voice actress Rachel Butera thought another aspect of Ford’s testimony was worthy of attention—her voice.

In a now-deleted Twitter video, Butera mercilessly mocked Ford’s vocal mannerisms, specifically her slight vocal fry and her “baby” voice. Never mind that Ford, an alleged survivor of sexual assault said to have been committed by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, is reliving the most intimate moments of her trauma in front of a largely hostile group, and never mind that her credibility, phobias, and personal life are all under attack; Butera thought it necessary to deride her manner of speaking, too.

Butera, speaking in a grotesquely affected Valley Girl accent that she seems to believe is a passable imitation of Dr. Ford, poked fun at Ford’s voice. “I know it’s a surprise, to even me, that I talk this way, and that I’m a doctor and a grown woman,” Butera whined in the video, ostensibly imitating Dr. Ford.

She added, “I sound like I’m still back at that high school party,” referencing, of course, the suburban party where Ford alleges that Kavanaugh, aided by his pal Mark Judge, lured her into a bedroom and pinned her down on the bed; Kavanaugh, laughing with Judge, allegedly groped her and attempted to remove her clothes. After a panicked Ford tried yelling for help, Kavanaugh is accused of covering her mouth with his hand. Ford said during her testimony this morning that she was terrified Kavanaugh was going to accidentally kill her.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/star-wars-actress-mocks-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford?source=twitter&via=desktop

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Good luck finding work in Holly wood after this....... sunonmars Sep 2018 #1
I'm no expert, but I'm guessing 46 year old female voice actresses are not indispensable... RockRaven Sep 2018 #2
Wow, what a dumbass. BlueStater Sep 2018 #3
Clueless, heartless idiot. Way to make everyone hate you in your chosen profession! SunSeeker Sep 2018 #4
No Doubt, SunSeeker.. here's a tweet of hers from May on "apologies" Cha Sep 2018 #9
How anyone could even think of mocking Dr. Ford after hearing her is beyond me. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #12
I know! It takes a really self-centered, Insensitive, Cha Sep 2018 #13
She's a "voice actress". Here's her picture Grubert Sep 2018 #5
You're not going to find this sort of comment well-received here ... despicable as the woman is ... mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #6
+1 Separation Sep 2018 #7
Yeah, what an asshole she was for mocking a woman's voice, right? kcr Sep 2018 #14
She deleted the video Grubert Sep 2018 #20
Making fun of a person's looks is just as bad as what this "actress" did. cwydro Sep 2018 #19
Fuck this garbage post. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #22
Here's a Tweet what RButera thinks of "apologies" from back in May.. Cha Sep 2018 #8
It's already taken a hold on its base. Separation Sep 2018 #10
Thanks. Here's a tweet of RButera's on what she Cha Sep 2018 #11
Please don't post clickbait shit like this without a direct link to the video... alerted SledDriver Sep 2018 #15
The OP is stated exactly as written by The Daily Beast. Cha Sep 2018 #17
LOL. She is not a "Star Wars actress". That is horrible clickbaiting. manor321 Sep 2018 #16
I read that and said, "But Carrie Fisher's dead." Dave Starsky Sep 2018 #21
She Seems Nice JimGinPA Sep 2018 #18
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