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24. THank you for this post.

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:57 AM

Dec 2017

I was sexually assaulted as a preteen. Later I had inappropriate encounters with a doctor and a teacher. I am 53 now and at times in my life it was hard to deal with these things in my past, but the past 20 years or so I have been proud of myself for not letting it ruin me mentally or emotionally, and that is hard. With all of this coming to light, I was starting to drift toward letting the awfulness of those memories drag me down again. If a pat on the butt can be a reason for a person to lose their job, then what happened to me was even worse than I thought.

I was hoping for Franken to use his place and the situation to start a campaign to educate men about what is okay and what is not okay, especially in the workplace. That is what we really need right now. Cutting Franken off did not really create progress with this issue.

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Tina Dupuy has done more harm to the #me too movement. [View all] boston bean Dec 2017 OP

I think she really believes it. Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #1

But shouldn't we judge a person by what is reasonable and not by what that person believes? LisaL Dec 2017 #2

Oh yes. Please don't think I agree with this. Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #3

Yes, yes, yes mountain grammy Dec 2017 #18

Unfortunately, there are people who don't think so. localroger Dec 2017 #21

Didn't she already hint at being weight conscious? pandr32 Dec 2017 #62

She used to believe she was an alcoholic ToxMarz Dec 2017 #63

I read that too. In fact, she was a celebrity within AA. yardwork Dec 2017 #88

Did you see her tweet afterwards? Nothing but admiration and praise for Sen Franken lunamagica Dec 2017 #68

Totally Agree Me. Dec 2017 #4

Yep I blame him Meowmee Dec 2017 #6

Yep Meowmee Dec 2017 #5

Well, there are credible accusations that deserve scrutiny and action. boston bean Dec 2017 #7

The surrogacy guy resigned because he didn't want an Ethics investigation. LisaL Dec 2017 #8

And was there due process? Nope. boston bean Dec 2017 #9

If the guy decided to resign on his own, because he doesn't want an Ethics Investigation, LisaL Dec 2017 #13

Franken could have stayed and rode it out. I understand the pressure he was under. boston bean Dec 2017 #16

It was going to be impossible for him to do his job. localroger Dec 2017 #23

That is so unfair. kcr Dec 2017 #38

He can stay - he has not resigned WyLoochka Dec 2017 #91

Yet another crucial difference. Franken asked for an ethics investigation. yardwork Dec 2017 #12

It's so hard for me, too kcr Dec 2017 #41

+1 OKeefe is rounding up Mueller accusers as we type uponit7771 Dec 2017 #72

The senate Dems did not have to do the public shunning ceremony delisen Dec 2017 #78

You got it - it was political theater WyLoochka Dec 2017 #92

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #71

The fact that there are credible accusations does not Meowmee Dec 2017 #19

Yes, it just feeds that right-wing treestar Dec 2017 #10

Absolutely Hav Dec 2017 #11

Yes PatSeg Dec 2017 #14

Disclaimer: I am male. At least a few of Al Franken's accusers make charges that seem to me ... marble falls Dec 2017 #15

I personally don't think you need to self delete MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #84

Degrees evilhime Dec 2017 #17

Who Couldn't Have Predicted Something of this Nature Happening to Undercut #MeToo dlk Dec 2017 #20

Excellent question. dalton99a Dec 2017 #22

THank you for this post. logosoco Dec 2017 #24

Not according to her... tenderfoot Dec 2017 #25

thanks for that link. Kali Dec 2017 #52

No man should be grabbing the flesh of any women that he meets for the first time. Doodley Dec 2017 #26

Um, putting your arm around someone Motownman78 Dec 2017 #28

Have you grabbed a handful of flesh of young women "dozens of times?" Doodley Dec 2017 #32

Yes, I have for group photos Motownman78 Dec 2017 #42

Are you saying that all allegations against Franken are lies? And do you apply the same Doodley Dec 2017 #46

Yes, I do Motownman78 Dec 2017 #53

I won't be asking you to take photos of my daughter if you think it is okay to grab the Doodley Dec 2017 #50

He never grabbed her flesh Motownman78 Dec 2017 #55

And if you look at the photo she provided as proof, she is smiling happily in it, so is Franken. LisaL Dec 2017 #86

Don't Worry ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #90

You are not alone Egnever Dec 2017 #75

Grabbed her flesh? Or put his arm around her waist for a photo she asked for? brush Dec 2017 #31

You seem to be saying she lied. Are you attacking a Democratic public figure? Doodley Dec 2017 #35

Stop with that BS Motownman78 Dec 2017 #45

Are you now denying she is a Democrat? Doodley Dec 2017 #48

Yes, I am Motownman78 Dec 2017 #51

If you truly believe s/he is bashing rather than spooky3 Dec 2017 #66

Ahahah Egnever Dec 2017 #76

Michael Flynn is a Democrat also. JI7 Dec 2017 #83

She has nearly 9000 "news" results on Google. I think that makes her a public figure. Doodley Dec 2017 #39

She is a comedian/writer Motownman78 Dec 2017 #47

I didn't realize you were an expert on DU rules and Tina Dupuy. You have smeared her integrity. Doodley Dec 2017 #54

She is on TYT Motownman78 Dec 2017 #57

Through her clothes, not bare flesh. And she was "sensitive about her weight." mainer Dec 2017 #64

+1, Not only that but said she wouldn't her husband touch her that way uponit7771 Dec 2017 #74

Arm-putting rules when asked to be photographed? delisen Dec 2017 #79

Careful, she posts on this board Motownman78 Dec 2017 #27

One post by someone who claims to be her. MrsCoffee Dec 2017 #29

Good, I hope she reads this eissa Dec 2017 #30

Do you have a link to her posts? IronLionZion Dec 2017 #89

here is one Motownman78 Dec 2017 #93

I've enjoyed watching her on TYT alp227 Dec 2017 #33

She's on TYT? kcr Dec 2017 #36

YES, that explains a whole lot! R B Garr Dec 2017 #40

Tweeden also appears in an old Youtube video with that crowd kcr Dec 2017 #43

Tweeden was always suspect to me because she never called out the USO show R B Garr Dec 2017 #60

Back around 2010-12 alp227 Dec 2017 #70

This did have an impact on me. Very much female equal rights, anti-harassment, feminist... Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #34

Can be ruined? Motownman78 Dec 2017 #49

Agree. But... zentrum Dec 2017 #37

Agree with everything but you last two words. Dupuy helped with that ridiculousness. brush Dec 2017 #81

Yeah, I know what you mean... zentrum Dec 2017 #82

The more I think about it, the angrier I get. smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #44

Are you able to actually provide evidence that "her accusation was bullshit?" Doodley Dec 2017 #56

He grabbed her waist and squeezed? smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #59

yes i am, what she has described is called a hug questionseverything Dec 2017 #80

Thanks, and I'm so glad we can call this out for the distraction R B Garr Dec 2017 #58

+1 dalton99a Dec 2017 #61

The whole thing makes me sick MrsMatt Dec 2017 #65

I am sickened by it, too. And very disillusioned with R B Garr Dec 2017 #69

+1 leftstreet Dec 2017 #73

This article echoes -- and amplifies -- your thoughts RandomAccess Dec 2017 #67

I dont think it even registers as bad behavior at all. Bluepinky Dec 2017 #77

Well said. K&R Owl Dec 2017 #85

K&R betsuni Dec 2017 #87