Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Caitlyn Caruso Had Her Chance YEARS Ago To Speak About Joe Biden-Here IS What She Said [View all]pnwmom
(110,324 posts)Resting his hand on the thigh of a 19 year old who just publicly shared about her rape as a 13 year old? He did that without thinking, not out of empathy, or he would have realized she wouldn't have wanted that kind of contact.
Unlike some people here, I am very close to someone who was raped as a young teen. I first met her when she was 19 and the rape, years earlier, was still raw. She's been through years of therapy but I don't think she'll ever be completely over it.
So I think it's really, really wrong to judge young women who've been through experiences like that, and don't immediately respond when powerful, respected men are overly physically familiar. The survivors just go into their protective mode -- they freeze and wait for the unwanted contact to be over. And then they go home and, in a safe place, absorb what happened.
Joe Biden seems to get this now. It's time for his supporters to accept that he recognizes that the world has changed, and his behavior also needs to change.
Biden being Biden has been talked about for decades, and was bound to come up sooner or later. I think he's lucky that he's gotten this behind him now, before he's even officially running.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden