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blimablam

(121 posts) Mon Nov 20, 2017, 03:33 PM Nov 2017

There's a lot of butt grabbing going on recently

Seems like one of those things that unless you have a picture of the person actually doing it (like Tweeden onstage doing it to that guitarist) you can say nope and not have any proof

But (no pun intended) what happens when this gets weaponized and people (on either side) start saying "X" grabbed my butt just to muddy the water and throw unprovable dirt at people in politics?

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There's a lot of butt grabbing going on recently (Original Post) blimablam Nov 2017 OP

Nothing "recent" about it. My first time was 1967.It's bringing up the issue that it's NOT just uppityperson Nov 2017 #1

In the short term you probably need to give the accuser the benefit of the doubt el_bryanto Nov 2017 #2

For years FarCenter Nov 2017 #3

I think in most true cases you can see a pattern and that's what.. Laffy Kat Nov 2017 #4

Advice to live by... Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #5

uppityperson

(115,681 posts)

1. Nothing "recent" about it. My first time was 1967.It's bringing up the issue that it's NOT just

Reply to blimablam (Original post)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 03:35 PM

Nov 2017

recent but ongoing for all our lives. Time to change that.

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

2. In the short term you probably need to give the accuser the benefit of the doubt

Reply to blimablam (Original post)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 03:37 PM

Nov 2017

This will shake itself out in a few years I hopes and people will realize that treating women that way is morally indefensible, but for now if you have to decide which to believe I suggest believing the victim. Obviously additional information might come out that will necessitate changing your opinion but in the absence of that it's best to take the victims word, while waiting for more information to come out.

Bryant