Accusation: his hand touched my butt 12 years ago.

[Cattledog]

Verdict: send him to the guillotine.

[secondwind]

1. There is a photo of Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth from behind.

The Queen’s hand is squarely on her butt. It happens when there is a height difference. Franken is 5’5”. There is no avoiding this.

[Egnever]

4. Agreed his small stature almost guarantees this will happen from time to time

add in literally thousands of opportunities for it to happen and it is inevitable.

[Demit]

6. Minor correction: he's 5'6" (says his Wiki page)

But your point still stands.

[NewJeffCT]

9. With men

I've noticed over the years that you can usually subtract at least an inch or two from their proclaimed height, sometimes as much as three. (I noticed this because I used to do sports reporting part-time back in the 90s and I'm certain that every player in the NBA is likely listed about 2 inches taller than their real height a 7 foot center is more impressive and marketable than a 6'10" center, after all)

Women do it as well, but it's not quite as common and they do it differently - shorter women may add an inch or two to their height, while tall women sometimes will subtract an inch or two so as not to appear too tall, especially in the celebrity world.

[Demit]

11. My ex-husband told me he was 6'0 when we were dating (he was 5'10, lol)

He also played college football, and they listed his weight as much more than he actually weighed.

[NewJeffCT]

12. my senior year of college

I lived across the hall from 2 short guys - one guy claimed his was 5'8" and the other said he was 5'5". The 5'5" guy's girlfriend (who was under 5 feet tall admitted that he was really 5'2&quot - the 5'8" guy was likely 5'5" or 5'6"

But, my ex-wife used to claim she was 5'1", but she was likely closer to 4'11" than 5'1" - however, I think if she said she was 4'11", she would stand out as unusual more than if she was over 5 foot. I used to laugh when she said one of the requirements of a future husband was that he had to be taller than her - it didn't eliminate too many guys. And, I know Sophie Turner of Game of Thrones fame is listed at 5'9", but if you see her in publicity photos, she is clearly several inches taller than Kit Harrington and Iwan Rheon, both listed at 5'8" - however, I think if she lists her height as 5'11" or 6'0", she might fear losing leading roles for towering over a potential leading man

[Denzil_DC]

10. I posted that pic the other day,

in a different context, of the royal wedding and a discussion about racism and Republicans' sudden expertise in royal protocol (which is maybe where you saw it recently).

Here it is again, not least because it's a lovely pic. But it does clearly show what you and I claim it shows, which is more than can be said about all the later Franken photos!

[Funtatlaguy]

2. Yes, and when I wrestled in high school

all of those perverts put their hands all over me...including my butt.
I should sue every one of them.

[Soxfan58]

3. Accusation:

As a thirty something he put his hands down the panties of a 14 yo girl. Verdict send him to the senate.

[greeny2323]

5. That's where we are today, sadly n/t

[Bleacher Creature]

7. Oh good. More sexual harassment jokes on DU. NT

[Dr Hobbitstein]

8. Sadly, the new normal. Nt

[Demit]

13. It's a reaction to the claim that a hand on the waist while posing for a photo is sexual.

[mythology]

14. That's understating matters

He's accused of groping multiple women over a period of years. I get that you don't think he did it, but by intentionally diminishing the claims, it seems like you'd be unwilling believe any number of women.