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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 158195" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Contrary to what some people think, reasonable people are not conflating Biden's actions with rape. Lucy Flores is the first woman to accuse Biden of inappropriate behavior, and even she said she would vote for him over Trump. In my initial post about Biden, I said his actions weren't jail worthy. And for all of #metoo's flaws, the founder of the movement is saying the same thing. I said it before, and I'll say it again. The problem is Biden's sense of entitlement. He doesn't care if women find it creepy when he sniffs their hair, strokes their face, kisses their neck, or let's his hands drift close to their breasts. People should keep their damn hands to themselves unless it's obvious the other person is receptive to it.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Me Too Founder Tarana Burke Calls Biden’s Response ‘Disrespectful And Inexcusable’</strong></span></p><p><strong>The activist broke down what was wrong with the former vice president’s response to allegations he subjected several women to unwanted touching.</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/topic/tarana-burke" target="_blank">Tarana Burke</a>, founder of the Me Too movement, spoke out Friday in support of the women who have come forward to accuse <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> of inappropriate behavior, calling out the former vice president’s joking response to the scandal as “disrespectful and inexcusable.”</p><p></p><p>In a Twitter thread, Burke argued that the seven women who say they received unwanted physical contact from Biden were right to speak up and that the likely 2020 contender appears be deeply missing the point they are trying to make.</p><p></p><p>“It’s about bodily autonomy, it’s about power and leadership,” wrote Burke, who first started using the phrase “Me Too” to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of sexual misconduct in 2006.</p><p></p><p>Burke’s comments came the same day Biden opened up a speech by <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-unwanted-touching-joke_n_5ca77880e4b0a00f6d3f06a5" target="_blank">making light</a> of the news about his unwanted touches. He said of the man who introduced him onstage, “I just want you to know, I had permission” to hug him.</p><p></p><p>Burke reiterated in her tweets that nobody is “calling for [Biden] to be incarcerated or sent away.” But just because his behavior isn’t as extreme as that of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein ― who is facing rape charges ― that doesn’t mean it should be ignored, Burke said. Doing so, she argued, will only “help deepen a culture of silence around all sexual harassment and violence.”</p><p></p><p>You can read Burke’s whole tweet thread <a href="https://twitter.com/TaranaBurke/status/1114249645427965953" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Former Nevada Assemblywoman <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-lucy-flores-kiss_n_5c9e8025e4b0474c08cea7aa" target="_blank">Lucy Flores</a> was the first person to publicly accuse Biden of inappropriate conduct, writing in an op-ed last week that Biden approached her from behind at a 2014 campaign event, put his hands on her shoulders, smelled her hair and kissed the back of her head. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-3-more-women-uncomfortable-touching_n_5ca57f16e4b082d775e03566" target="_blank">Six other women</a> have since come forward with similar accounts.</p><p></p><p>Though Biden released a video this week addressing the allegations and promising to be “<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1113515882960052224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1113515882960052224&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fjoe-biden-3-more-women-uncomfortable-touching_n_5ca57f16e4b082d775e03566" target="_blank">more mindful</a> about respecting personal space in the future,” critics have said he should make an outright apology if he wants to take ownership of the incidents.</p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tarana-burke-joe-biden-response_n_5ca7b156e4b0dca033015554" target="_blank">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tarana-burke-joe-biden-response_n_5ca7b156e4b0dca033015554</a></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]WXfCmVc2z3k[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 158195, member: 35"] Contrary to what some people think, reasonable people are not conflating Biden's actions with rape. Lucy Flores is the first woman to accuse Biden of inappropriate behavior, and even she said she would vote for him over Trump. In my initial post about Biden, I said his actions weren't jail worthy. And for all of #metoo's flaws, the founder of the movement is saying the same thing. I said it before, and I'll say it again. The problem is Biden's sense of entitlement. He doesn't care if women find it creepy when he sniffs their hair, strokes their face, kisses their neck, or let's his hands drift close to their breasts. People should keep their damn hands to themselves unless it's obvious the other person is receptive to it. [SIZE=6][B]Me Too Founder Tarana Burke Calls Biden’s Response ‘Disrespectful And Inexcusable’[/B][/SIZE] [B]The activist broke down what was wrong with the former vice president’s response to allegations he subjected several women to unwanted touching.[/B] [URL='https://www.huffpost.com/topic/tarana-burke']Tarana Burke[/URL], founder of the Me Too movement, spoke out Friday in support of the women who have come forward to accuse [URL='https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/joe-biden']Joe Biden[/URL] of inappropriate behavior, calling out the former vice president’s joking response to the scandal as “disrespectful and inexcusable.” In a Twitter thread, Burke argued that the seven women who say they received unwanted physical contact from Biden were right to speak up and that the likely 2020 contender appears be deeply missing the point they are trying to make. “It’s about bodily autonomy, it’s about power and leadership,” wrote Burke, who first started using the phrase “Me Too” to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of sexual misconduct in 2006. Burke’s comments came the same day Biden opened up a speech by [URL='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-unwanted-touching-joke_n_5ca77880e4b0a00f6d3f06a5']making light[/URL] of the news about his unwanted touches. He said of the man who introduced him onstage, “I just want you to know, I had permission” to hug him. Burke reiterated in her tweets that nobody is “calling for [Biden] to be incarcerated or sent away.” But just because his behavior isn’t as extreme as that of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein ― who is facing rape charges ― that doesn’t mean it should be ignored, Burke said. Doing so, she argued, will only “help deepen a culture of silence around all sexual harassment and violence.” You can read Burke’s whole tweet thread [URL='https://twitter.com/TaranaBurke/status/1114249645427965953']here[/URL]. Former Nevada Assemblywoman [URL='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-lucy-flores-kiss_n_5c9e8025e4b0474c08cea7aa']Lucy Flores[/URL] was the first person to publicly accuse Biden of inappropriate conduct, writing in an op-ed last week that Biden approached her from behind at a 2014 campaign event, put his hands on her shoulders, smelled her hair and kissed the back of her head. [URL='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-3-more-women-uncomfortable-touching_n_5ca57f16e4b082d775e03566']Six other women[/URL] have since come forward with similar accounts. Though Biden released a video this week addressing the allegations and promising to be “[URL='https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1113515882960052224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1113515882960052224&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fjoe-biden-3-more-women-uncomfortable-touching_n_5ca57f16e4b082d775e03566']more mindful[/URL] about respecting personal space in the future,” critics have said he should make an outright apology if he wants to take ownership of the incidents. Source: [URL]https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tarana-burke-joe-biden-response_n_5ca7b156e4b0dca033015554[/URL] [MEDIA=youtube]WXfCmVc2z3k[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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