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In reply to the discussion: The Clinton Reckoning Is One of the Most Essential #MeToo Revelations Yet [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,073 posts)Until she does, and permits the woman to say whether she wanted to be transferred or not, it is a fair presumption that the move was consistent with the standard (discriminatory) practice of the time: Move the accuser, rather than the accused (even when there is enough evidence to discipline him). As in a civil court, if you choose to remain silent, it is fair to draw presumptions from that silence. Here, not only is Clinton remaining silent (as to the transfer), she holds the key to the lips of the other person who could clarify it.
Sorry, but you cannot honestly advocate for women for decades and simultaneously pretend that either sexual harassment is brand new with the #MeToo movement - or that transferring the accuser (especially when there is enough evidence to discipline him) was an acceptable response 10 years ago (or even a couple of decades ago) just because #MeToo hadn't happened yet. It doesn't pass the laugh test.