It's prisoner 24601!! Or whatever number Mr. Cosby ends up wearing. How the mighty have fallen in this case; America's Dad is going to jail and quite possibly he will die there. While wishing no ill will towards anyone, save for the throat punchy people, it's sad to see what his life has become. All of his own making of course. So let that be a lesson to the Bill's, Jian's and Brock's of the world; maybe, just maybe we are seeing the tide turn enough that #MeToo is not just a catch phrase but a call to action and justice.
And today we have Brett Kavafuck denying Dr. Ford's sworn testimony that he sexually assaulted her. One wonders how the far right and the Republican party can stand there and say the things they say about his accuser. She's a democrat sent to derail this fine man? Where was she all these years? Why now? No one in their right mind would put themselves through the meat grinder known as a senate hearing today if it wasn't true to one degree or another. Death threats from the "gone hunting" crowd and you just know the douche canoes on that committee will absolutely try and destroy her. Fuck them I say. And while we are at it, Fuck Trump!
It seems so easy for the right to walk into a room, suck the oxygen out of it with their holier than thou jamboree and with malice and forethought, think nothing of lying through their collective teeth to paint a picture that suits their narrative. And I'm not so naive to think that the other side isn't complicit in this sort of game, think Bill Clinton and what they tried to do to Monica Lewinsky, but there is a difference here when it comes to the higher ground. Monica, by her own admission, was fully aware of her actions in that sordid story. Young and awestruck? Absolutely. And slick Willie was notorious for getting his way, but she was fully aware of what she was doing. Dr. Ford was not a willing participant and will wear those scars for the rest of her life. And in the end they will face or have faced vilification and humiliation because they came to the show when the circus was in town.
It is a sad commentary on our world to be sure, but I really do think that the tide has turned in the grand scheme of things. Maybe we have finally woken up to the simple fact that not only have we not treated women very well but there are now consequences to those actions.
About damn time!
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