Current Events > Assemblywoman at forefront of #MeToo movement accused of sexual misconduct

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https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-female-lawmaker-who-has-been-outspoken-1518133766-htmlstory.html

a former legislative staffer, said Garcia groped his back and buttocks and attempted to grab his crotch during a legislative softball game in 2014.

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Innocent until proven guity.

He just wants money/fame.

He is pushing his own agenda, trying to destroy her.

There, did I cover all the arguments?
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She was just checking his softballs, huh.
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Eat More Beef posted...

Innocent until proven guity.

He just wants money/fame.

He is pushing his own agenda, trying to destroy her.

There, did I cover all the arguments?

Need this one too.

Maybe he shouldn't have dressed like he wanted it?
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Even if she did it, leftists will defend her and say it's impossible for a woman to sexually harass or assault a man (the same way they claim it's impossible for non-white people to be racist).
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Even if she did it, leftists will defend her and say it's impossible for a woman to sexually harass or assault a man (the same way they claim it's impossible for non-white people to be racist).

Why do you insist on this gimmick when weve all seen you drop it in the past
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She plays for our team, no harm no foul.
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Were_Wyrm posted...

She plays for our team, no harm no foul.

I dunno about that. What if she bunted and the ball popped up behind home plate? Or she hit a homerun and it was clearly on the outside of the homerun marker?

There could have been tons of instances where this was in foul territory.
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How would you even prove this at this point?

I don't see this amounting to anything unless it turns out she's a serial crotch creeper <_<
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Seems bad, IMO
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RebelElite791 posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Even if she did it, leftists will defend her and say it's impossible for a woman to sexually harass or assault a man (the same way they claim it's impossible for non-white people to be racist).

Why do you insist on this gimmick when weve all seen you drop it in the past

he's the best at it idk why you want him to give it up
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Even if she did it, leftists will defend her and say it's impossible for a woman to sexually harass or assault a man (the same way they claim it's impossible for non-white people to be racist).

Pretty much true. They look at whos being accused and if its someone on their side or someone they like then they dont care one bit. Someone not on their side or someone they dont like, and all hell breaks lose.
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Pretty much true. They look at whos being accused and if its someone on their side or someone they like then they dont care one bit. Someone not on their side or someone they dont like, and all hell breaks lose.

That's why Al Franken is still a senator
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Heineken14 posted...

Need this one too.

Maybe he shouldn't have dressed like he wanted it?

How can a guy dress like he wanted it? Assless chaps?
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Asherlee10 posted...

As with the others like this, we'll just have to wait and see what transpires.

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Antifar posted...

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Pretty much true. They look at whos being accused and if its someone on their side or someone they like then they dont care one bit. Someone not on their side or someone they dont like, and all hell breaks lose.

That's why Al Franken is still a senator

And all it took were 5 accusations where the first 4 were dismissed as not that big of a deal!
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Antifar posted...

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Pretty much true. They look at whos being accused and if its someone on their side or someone they like then they dont care one bit. Someone not on their side or someone they dont like, and all hell breaks lose.

That's why Al Franken is still a senator

People defend him still.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Even if she did it, leftists will defend her and say it's impossible for a woman to sexually harass or assault a man (the same way they claim it's impossible for non-white people to be racist).

You mean like how one of the Women's March speakers tortured and killed a gay man and no one cared?
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She doesn't "remember". Being black out drunk is no excuse.

Believe it or not, someone can be a victim of a crime as well as a perpetrator of a crime.
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s0nicfan posted...

Antifar posted...

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Pretty much true. They look at whos being accused and if its someone on their side or someone they like then they dont care one bit. Someone not on their side or someone they dont like, and all hell breaks lose.

That's why Al Franken is still a senator

And all it took were 5 accusations where the first 4 were dismissed as not that big of a deal!

And several photos
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Actually this specific case is significant in that the possibility of it being ignored by media giants will be proof of an ugly gender bias in their reporting.

Part of the rhetoric that's common among #MeToo communities is that "victims should be believed".
You'll find that many of them never considered the possibility of men being victims and women being perpetrators as well...

The movement has already gotten a couple bullets shot threw it, including the Aziz Ansari scandal.
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It is really messed up though how people think its okay to objectify men in media and film like they're just pieces of meat. We need to investigate this lady.
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let the hammer fall

What a world we live in now...
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Asherlee10 posted...

I don't think any movement is going to be perfect

Good; that's what we call wary wisdom. By nature of how human political movements are composed, it's not really possible for their behavior to be "perfect". Inevitably there's going to be too many cooks spoiling the alphabet soup's message and consequences will follow. So it's not a wise idea to look onto a political movement like a faith that's morally infallible. Because in doing so people will then continuously create rationalizations to excuse the rash inhumane actions performed in the name of that faith. Including hasty crucifixion of someone's livelihood via social media.

Asherlee10 posted...

ClockworkHare posted...

Actually this specific case is significant in that the possibility of it being ignored by media giants will be proof of an ugly gender bias in their reporting.

Part of the rhetoric that's common among #MeToo communities is that "victims should be believed".
You'll find that many of them never considered the possibility of men being victims and women being perpetrators as well...

The movement has already gotten a couple bullets shot threw it, including the Aziz Ansari scandal.

we shouldn't ignore that sexual harassment and sexual assault is something that happens and happens too often

It's entirely possible to acknowledge this while also remaining attentive to trends in media narratives that are potentially biased and destructive. In my opinion the movement's image did actually need a few injections of "look, men aren't the only perps accused of this unwanted behavior ". You might ask "why, what would that accomplish ". And I would ask "what would it hurt ".

Personally, I think if a movement like #MeToo is supposed to be inclusive towards victims of sexual misconduct and violence, seeing at least a small fraction of them being males victimized by women shouldn't be that surprising. That inclusion would likely rally more support for the movement's overall message than detract, because there's a lot of men in the world too who have reasons to frown on sexual misconduct and violence. Partly because many have also been victims of it.

Admittedly as someone who dislikes biased media and as a gay man who's been the recipient of unwanted sexual behavior by women in the past, I kind of have some personal stake in seeing whether or not media giants demonstrate transparency on the matter. After the last US presidential election, I won't be holding my breath.
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