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applegrove

(118,659 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 06:08 PM Jul 2019

An open letter to officials who won't meet with a woman alone

An open letter to officials who won't meet with a woman alone

By Jen Psaki at CNN, Opinion

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/19/opinions/mississippi-lawmakers-billy-graham-rule-psaki/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

"SNIP....

Is having another man present really the answer? So I understand you think that having another man present will really help you control your unbridled masculine urges, but doesn't having two men present with a woman make it even more questionable? According to your way of thinking, I would feel a lot safer, as a supporter of the #MeToo movement, if you had two women present instead.

Should you really be meeting alone with men either?It is very clear that you believe marriage is only between a man and a woman, despite the rulings of the Supreme Court, and therefore any sexual relations are only between a man and a woman. But wouldn't it help avoid and question that you are going outside of your marriage with a man if you always had a woman present as well?

What kind of women should be present? Now that I think about it, it would really make sense for these women chaperones to be married and also mothers. I mean, who can even trust a married woman if she hasn't yet procreated?

How do you make sure you are taking into account their roles as wife and homemaker? From reading your statements, it sounds like you really value the role of wives, mothers and homemakers, so you should also factor in what work schedule will make that possible. These married mothers who will be the acceptable chaperones will need to be able to drop their children off at school and pick them up and will probably need an hour or two mid-day to ensure your shirts are pressed, the home is clean and that the evening meal has been prepped so that it can be on the table when their husbands finish their hard day of work. This likely means you have a window of 10 a.m.-12 p.m. for any meetings.



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An open letter to officials who won't meet with a woman alone (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2019 OP
This is actually another 'stealth' form of sexism... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #1
+10 at140 Jul 2019 #2
Meanwhile rape test kits that could identify real dangerous people are applegrove Jul 2019 #6
You nailed it Brawndo Jul 2019 #7
I would never meet alone with only 2 men onecaliberal Jul 2019 #3
The second man is not there to quash urges... Moostache Jul 2019 #4
How about this? jrandom421 Jul 2019 #5

Wounded Bear

(58,656 posts)
1. This is actually another 'stealth' form of sexism...
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 06:12 PM
Jul 2019

the 'fear' here is that a woman will make a false accusation that he assaulted her and thus he needs a witness to prevent that.

They try to sugar coat it with their Faux Christian bullshit, but it really has nothing to do with that.

applegrove

(118,659 posts)
6. Meanwhile rape test kits that could identify real dangerous people are
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 06:27 PM
Jul 2019

left untested because it is too expensive.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
4. The second man is not there to quash urges...
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 06:24 PM
Jul 2019

He is there to refute her story...boys will be boys after all...


These assclowns make me want to vomit. So fake, so unbelievably fake...

jrandom421

(1,004 posts)
5. How about this?
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 06:25 PM
Jul 2019

All the local and national news outlets assign only female correspondents to cover his campaign. He can't be alone with them, so no news conferences, no news prescience, and by election time, nobody knows who the heck he is, and he fades back into obscurity, known only as a footnote on the idiocy of not meeting with women alone.

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