“Wanna know my favorite flavor of gum? Statutory grape!”
Not even a pick-up line? As Josh remarked a few weeks ago, Spy magazine had the worst guys singled out 25 years ago.
Bush Sr. knew exactly what he was doing when he did this stuff. He is surrounded by enablers.
So I guess this gives the official go-ahead to anyone that would like to start calling him “George G.A. Bush”. The G.A., of course, standing for “grab ass”.
Anyone else notice how this pic could be 1) Bar yanking George away from an attempted grope or 2) George taking advantage of the fact Bar is looking away?
All the forms of sexual harassment and assault are wrong. Each act deserves it’s own recognition and deplored. I’d certainly never begrudge a woman’s or man’s right to expose these events, whether in the moment or years later.
Now, just to start a conversation, I’ll ask at what point do all the recent revelations of vile behaviors by men in all walks of life begin to feel like we’re all drinking from a fire hose? It’s gotten so you can’t even keep up with the allegations, admissions, apologies, denials, firings, lawsuits, denunciations. Every woman, or man, deserves justice and to have their story heard. But the current environment seems ripe for people becoming desensitized to it all, inured to the claims, to the point each allegation is just white noise. What say you?
I’m trying to formulate a response, but I’m groping for words.
Maybe not a fire hose but a big bright flashing red light saying to offenders today - STOP!
What I say is putting a butt at the end is not flattering to your argument.
I spent six hours in the car yesterday with my elderly father who enjoys making what he thinks are puns. Just letting you know that.
Of course fumbling around to put to words what I feel about all this in and of itself runs the risk of offending. Many subjects are minefields even for the most capable of those trying to flesh out in writing their thoughts and emotions and how to proceed. I don’t think venturing thought on the issue should be avoided for fear of clumsy or imprecise wording. Maybe a reply to the broader questions I posed is what I was seeking, as opposed to parsing.
But did he tell that funny joke?
Woman Says George HW Bush Groped Her When She Was 16 During Photo Op
How old was she other than during the photo op?
I thought you were pretty clear, and made my point. That’s all. Not offended.
Perhaps the President could launch an awareness campaign with “massive advertising campaign to get people, especially children, not to take drugs grope in the first place.”
But, but, but,…he’s a patrician groper!!
You have that in common with our President.
If it has the effect of making such ill behavior intolerable by default, that’s a victory. The reason this movement exists is because people are desensitized to it [where it = abuse and impunity]. I don’t understand your counter-concern argument at all.
Just a friendly reminder that should Biden decide to run for president in 2020 he will be buried alive under the Mt. Everest of photos and video of him getting handsy with literally every woman.