Reply #31: That surprises me about Biden as I know he's a champion of women's rights

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today.

That was such a weird time. We'd never heard of a woman coming out and accusing a man of sexual harassment. On the one hand it just seemed so bizarre, on the other hand, it made no sense that such an intelligent young woman would put herself through a painful ordeal if she wasn't telling the truth.

If I recall, the reaction among we common folk was mixed. I think, in part because as I said, it was such an unheard of allegation. At least on the national level. We were all squirming.

At that time we (women) kind of went along with the status quo even if it made us uncomfortable. Old conditioning, I imagine. I try not to be too hard on myself because we were still fighting to be equals (we still are!) but as I said, it that type of behavior was pretty much accepted and ignored.

I bet a lot of people were not sure how to handle it, and in retrospect, realize where they were wrong and what they could have done better.

I'm not condoning Biden if your assessment is accurate, but I have no doubt if that's how he reacted at that time, he's a much smarter man today and would sincerely fight for Anita's rights.

We've all learned a lot and come so far. It breaks my heart that Anita, after her incredible bravery in coming forward, was villified.