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In reply to the discussion: Leeann Tweeden's questionable claims. [View all]question everything
(47,470 posts)4. Of course he is not touching. This is a flat surface this is why is "cupping."
As Dee Dee Myers wrote:
Whats bugging me is his intention. He isnt putting his hand on her chest, as most of the articles and conversations about the picture have euphemistically referred to it. Rather, his handcupped just sois clearly intended to signal that hes groping her breast. And why? Surely, not to signal he finds her attractive. Au contraire. Its an act of deliberate humiliation. Of disempowerment. Of denigration.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029853673
I think that this can be applied to the photo.
No, not your post. But many here did mention Hooters and Maxim(?) to discredit her. This is why I can accept that the kiss was agreed upon. My problem is with the photo.
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I was not pay much attention to the "kiss" since it clearly falls into "she said/he said"
question everything
Nov 2017
#1
Of course he is not touching. This is a flat surface this is why is "cupping."
question everything
Nov 2017
#4
Of course she won't since there are plenty of questionable photos coming out from that occasion
still_one
Nov 2017
#8
Right. They won't really want to set the precedent of investigating every single claim
pnwmom
Nov 2017
#9
I think its pretty obvious Franken didn't write the skit for her specifically, considering
LisaL
Nov 2017
#22
If she wants another lawmaker to sponsor the bill, she will have to find another lawmaker to sponsor
LisaL
Nov 2017
#26
That's right. It was a three year old skit he wrote in anticipation of getting his tongue
rzemanfl
Nov 2017
#38