We at Twitchy always strive to bring you the hottest takes, and the Brett Kavanaugh nomination certainly has inspired some scorchers. Funny, for example, how Kavanaugh’s most high-profile accuser hasn’t accused him of rape, but we’re getting all sorts of think pieces on ’80s rape culture, toxic masculinity in private schools, etc., and the takes just keep on spiraling out from there, as far as they can stretch.
Take this piece in fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar about how conservative women are OK with sexual harassment, for one.
"Over the course of human history, women have learned to get along with the boys. Now it’s time for them to learn to get along with us." https://t.co/xxSHDOj55F
— Harper's Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) September 27, 2018
OK, sell us. Which conservative women are OK with harassment? The five Republican women who spoke with CNN in advance of Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony? Yeah, sure, let’s assume they speak for all conservative women.
Here’s what we got in exchange for a pop-up ad about “11 Shoes Every Woman Should Own”:
If you genuinely think that all men attempt to rape women in high school, the correct response is to be incandescent with rage, or at least fearful for all young women’s safety. It is not to shrug and say, “that’s how it is.” That would be like seeing a plague destroy your community and saying, “well, plagues will be plagues.”
Instead, the response seems to be that this is fine. It’s not that big a deal. When Bari Weiss wonders, “Let’s say he did this exactly as she said. Should the fact that a 17 year old, presumably very drunk kid, did this, should this be disqualifying?”
I mean, yes. Kavanaugh is going to be overseeing a lot of rulings that regard the treatment of women. There are men of both parties who can do that who did not try to rape a woman. So, yes? A thousand times yes?
This feels obvious to me.
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What feels obvious to us is that a sexual assault back in high school is a big deal — but we kind of need to grant Kavanaugh due process, seeing as he’s denied it as fervently as Ford has insisted it happened.
Anyway, we’ll turn things over to Alyssa E. Hackbarth, who has some thoughts:
.@harpersbazaarus we need to have a chat about this dribble you call a news article. (Tweet one of many) https://t.co/TuqW4m6DY7
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
I want to commend you on just making these sweeping judgements about conservative women and harassment.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
Not once to you even reach out to a conservative woman or a conservative women’s group. You know you could have turned to this amazing place called Twitter or Google and looked up any one of them.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
Hell you could have come to the press conferences and the rallies. I know you got my emails, boo.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
But no. You say there and pushed out this crap and made a sweeping judgement that conservative women are okay with sexual assault and rape.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
Please have many a seat. Conservative women don’t stand for the same way that progressive or liberal women stand for it.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
Through this whole process I have learned that I am not the only one when it comes to sexual assault and rape. There are many other conservative women who have experienced what I have.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
But you don’t want to talk about that. You want just brush over it and ignore it.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
So the next time you want to put this shit out be sure to ask us about it. Talk to us like human beings and not political pawns where you can just twist words.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
And also kindly fuck the hell off.
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) October 1, 2018
Well said.
Oh, and this is what you get for calling for an FBI investigation into Kavanaugh, Sen. Jeff Flake:
Sexual Assault Survivors Personally Confront Senator Jeff Flake, Who Said He'll Vote Yes for Kavanuagh https://t.co/ddSKrQvU9M
— Harper's Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) September 28, 2018
As for Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, you get a stern talking to from your sister Alyssa Milano:
⚡️ @Alyssa_Milano calls out the Republican "war on women" in new op-ed for BAZAAR: "It’s no secret that this President is the enemy of women. And it is women who will bear the brunt of his Supreme Court nomination."https://t.co/7RLvy346Pa
— Harper's Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) September 21, 2018
And the readers of Harper’s Bazaar are ticked off because Bill Clinton’s wife didn’t win the election. Check yourself.
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'I hope you get raped': Check out these messages left with Sen. Chuck Grassley's staffers https://t.co/RXFEzP94kt
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 26, 2018
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