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Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement: [View all] demmiblue Mar 2026 OP

This makes me sad and angry at the same time. h2ebits Mar 2026 #1

Nothing to do with Epstein. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2026 #2

Thanks for the NY Times article h2ebits Mar 2026 #5

He died in 1993, so there's no reason to think so EdmondDantes_ Mar 2026 #3

... littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 #9

Ty, sexual assault is not " misbehaving " as that poster states questionseverything Mar 2026 #11

Weird that you've said more about my word choice than the sexual abuse EdmondDantes_ Mar 2026 #16

Sorry but I think it was an appropriate call-out Nittersing Mar 2026 #30

THIS!!!!! 2naSalit Mar 2026 #36

At least one stat is blatantly false from that site: 80 per cent of US women have NOT been raped before reaching 25yo. Celerity Mar 2026 #40

The writer appears to have attempted to aggregate data from worldwide statistics. littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 #47

read it from your own link, it talks about the CDC (an American governmental agency) and repeats the false claim Celerity Mar 2026 #49

I'm sorry, but I don't see anything indicating that the data is exclusive to Americans. littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 #50

The CDC data is not global data. It is US data. Perhaps the title of the CDC report might will help about that: Celerity Mar 2026 #53

And demonstrated a penchant for losing the plot. littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 #59

A low-budget dating app's AI-produced blog is a terrible place to get stats on sexual assault, holy shit. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2026 #56

True, Epstein's type of misbehavior PatSeg Mar 2026 #17

Once I realized how bad so many of my fellow men are EdmondDantes_ Mar 2026 #20

You certainly aren't alone PatSeg Mar 2026 #24

Dupe PatSeg Mar 2026 #25

DURec leftstreet Mar 2026 #4

No one is a saint, but this is disgusting. Chasstev365 Mar 2026 #6

Oh wow BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2026 #7

"Both sexual encounters with Cesar led to pregnancies. I chose to keep my pregnancies secret and, after the children wer BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2026 #8

So sad, and on so many levels. TheRickles Mar 2026 #10

We need to stop obsessing angrychair Mar 2026 #12

Also, cults of personality hinder a movement as well. Crowman2009 Mar 2026 #22

Perfectly put. My lesson from Bill-Monica was to put the Dem *AGENDA* above any individual. UTUSN Mar 2026 #23

I was deeply disappointed in Bill Clinton's behavior with Lewinsky. He was the President and he skirted the truth in his CTyankee Mar 2026 #38

I see him as in the Power role, but see her stupid youth as also responsible. UTUSN Mar 2026 #39

Carter didn't, Biden didn't. They held the same office and yet didn't abuse their power. CTyankee Mar 2026 #41

My tactic is to judge ours in my own mind and only among trusted other Dems, not to Wingnuts except UTUSN Mar 2026 #42

Yes, that is a very good tactic, given our choices here. CTyankee Mar 2026 #43

I have no desire to diminish what happened what happened infullview Mar 2026 #13

That's because it's doing what it is designed to be MuchBetterThanThis Mar 2026 #19

Telling the truth is not a distraction. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2026 #31

Bull! NoRethugFriends Mar 2026 #34

I'm sorry, but raping 12 and 13 year olds whathehell Mar 2026 #45

Horseshit pinkstarburst Mar 2026 #58

No. Our march was cancelled weeks ago. LeftInTX Mar 2026 #73

Completely agtee ALBliberal Mar 2026 #27

That's because people aren't afraid pinkstarburst Mar 2026 #57

I'm sorry for Dolores Huerta and the other nameless, powerless victims of sexual assault FakeNoose Mar 2026 #14

Two child victims of 12 and 13 years of age whathehell Mar 2026 #48

Stand up for women. Every chance you get and in any possible way. Even small things. twodogsbarking Mar 2026 #15

Jeezus, so many pervs using power to rape and molest. Joinfortmill Mar 2026 #18

+1 leftstreet Mar 2026 #21

Wow. I believe her. yardwork Mar 2026 #26

MEN!! I'm starting to think they're lust for power is just plain lust Walleye Mar 2026 #28

A lot of street names are going to be changed. Sneederbunk Mar 2026 #29

Probably to be renamed after white guys... regnaD kciN Mar 2026 #35

I wish they would do their best pinkstarburst Mar 2026 #46

How about a woman, a Latina like Ms. Huerta? whathehell Mar 2026 #55

Austin is simply going back to "First Street" LeftInTX Mar 2026 #72

They should pinkstarburst Mar 2026 #44

As a man, I have to ask WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH SOME OF THESE MEN???!!!! nt Exp Mar 2026 #32

Dolores Huerta is at the absolute top of my Pinnacle of Respect. I admire her for speaking out. NBachers Mar 2026 #33

"Privilege" is the curse of mankind. usonian Mar 2026 #37

Male privilege is the most universal whathehell Mar 2026 #51

Personkind? Womankind? Oh, the hu... usonian Mar 2026 #65

Awww.. whathehell Mar 2026 #66

I was only referring to a branch of Buddhism that is egalitarian. usonian Mar 2026 #67

No one here is trashing the belief whathehell Mar 2026 #70

Delores is a brave woman ♀️ MustLoveBeagles Mar 2026 #52

For those of us with this experience and possibly PTSD usedtobedemgurl Mar 2026 #54

. MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2026 #63

Too bad he died before he could face justice for these crimes, Mysterian Mar 2026 #60

We have to face the fact that many men Tree Lady Mar 2026 #61

Delores Huerta has been one of my heroes for decades. summer_in_TX Mar 2026 #62

I do feel that since his death, Cesar Chavez has played a larger role than when he was alive. LeftInTX Mar 2026 #71

A helpful source for anyone who needs it: MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2026 #64

I used to have a cutout photo of Cesar Chavez with Dorothy Day, the Catholic activist Beringia Mar 2026 #68

It is terribly disappointing to find out that a man I viewed as heroic defender of the rights of immigrant Martin68 Mar 2026 #69