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In reply to the discussion: I Was Wrong About Al Franken by Michelle Goldberg [View all]inthewind21
(4,616 posts)Kiersten Gillibrand was leading that charge as well. Notice she promptly STUF up and faded into the background. As a female, when me too first hit the scene, I was glad finally something might change. I've been there, done that and know what it's like that no one cares or all the fault is mine. But, I also feared it would be taken too far and the whole movement would fizzle. Sadly to say, I was right. These days everything is viewed in black and white, there are no gray areas. And that is not realistic. The issue is the inability to know the difference between annoying, harassment and straight up abuse. One is a nuisance, one a misdemeanor and the other is a felony. Treating EVERYTHING as a felony, does nothing but to lend credibility to those who would call women hysterical and over reactors. Just my 2 cents. Disclaimer, I DO NOT condone any of the 3 categories and believe all should be dealt with. I just disagree with prosecuting EVERYTHING as a felony.