Posted on 09/22/2018 6:24:34 PM PDT by nerdgirl
You would be a capable attorney.
I would never do something like this to my children. Unbelievable
What an awesome essay !! I wish all vanities were this well written and insightful! Thank you! There is much I would like to write, but it is very late for me. That said...
I too am around the same age as you, Brett, and Dr. Ford. But I grew up in the Midwest. While our parties and social events probably had a distinctly different ambience than soirees on the coasts, there are many situations I witnessed and was the victim of, which I wish I could blot from my history and mind.
People forget, or maybe don’t acknowledge, that many men have had there own #metoo moments. I’m NOT going to go into it - so no worries there - but despite the hush-hush nature of such things when they happen to guys, I did always confide what happened to someone - my brother. I kind of don’t buy the idea of not telling anyone at the time or within a year or so of the event. Teenage years are a time of openness and expression. Considering there was no blood, no actual violence and no nakedness, it surprises me she never discussed it with anyone.
And that brings me to one aspect of this story that strikes me as odd. In any other #metoo moment recollections I can think of - including my own - there is some aspect of the experience that is shameful. There is something you were or you did that repulses you and makes it hard to share with others. In Dr. Ford’s story, there is none of that. She did nothing embarrassing. Was never naked, or disrobed, or exposed. In fact, she had 2 layers of clothes on - a bathing suit and regular clothes !!! She is, psychologically speaking, wrapped in figurative armor. Maybe I am thinking about it the wrong way. But, on the other hand, if you set about to concoct a story specifically to make someone else look bad, a story that wasn’t true, you would be inclined not to include in your invention something almost universally true of reality - a detail embarrassing to yourself.
Hah thanks! My lawyer husband would totally disagree, thinks I’m a total layman :)
Thanks for your kind words and let me say how sorry I am for your MeToo moments. Seems human nature is such that almost everybody either has one, or is close to somebody who does.
You know I should have mentioned that aspect! My husband and I have discussed this exact topic a lot this week - embarassment & its role in hurting a person. I think shame is one of the strongest emotions - and it’s got to be a huge factor in why you don’t share things.
But in this story there isn’t 1 embarrassing or shameful thing. She
1- drank far less than others
2- didn’t come on to anybody
3- didn’t even kiss a guy voluntarily
She should be super proud of this event to show how strong she was in the face of evil! And sharing about this awful pair of guys who go around throwing girls into a room and attempting abuse - well that would be really natural. She’s even come out tonight (Katz has) saying that it’s NO surprise the other woman, Leland Keyser - has NO recollection of the party and says she doesn’t even know Kavanaugh. If I had ever met a guy who was up for the Supreme Ct - I’d know it. I remember just about every guy I even liked from that era.
Thanks very much for sharing.
Me neither! They keep saying “what motivation would anybody possibly have” on TV for a reason why her allegations must be true, but that totally defies what we know about the fact that many people put agendas like this above their families. She could be a narcissist. Or just an uber passionate liberal who thinks she will save tens of thousands of lives due to some delusional Roe v. Wade fear. There are plenty of people who choose fame over family too. I lean towards thinking she is motivated by abortion, but I could be wrong.
Excellent point by point analysis of the charges, the possible scene scenario, and psychological issues pertaining to “victim/witness” recall after so many decades.
However, we must remember that OJ got off because the prosecutors screwed up on a bloody glove, so anything is possible.
And lastly, all I will say to Ford’s supporters, “Hey Stupids - you believed Tawana Brawley and her con-artist pimp, Al Sharpton”.
She needed to say she was clothed over the suit to explain why there was no penetration... which would otherwise be easy with just a suit...and would make people question why she didn’t seek a doctor. So she needed an explanation.
Conveniently enough there’s no description of what the boys were wearing... or whether their clothing would have been in the way of anything really happening or would have been cumbersome for a drunk guy to strip off or unzip while holding down a writhing woman and trying not to get bit while putting his hand over her mouth. Was he naked, in trunks or fully dressed? How many hands did he have?
Agree. Without a location, a date, or contemporaneous witnesses to question, how is someone supposed to defend themselves?
How can you prove you were somewhere else if you don’t know WHEN this supposedly occurred.
How can you deny that you have ever been to a place if you don’t know what place this supposedly happened?
How convenient for her.
You made some good points.
She doesn’t “remember” the house, but remembers the stairwell, the upstairs bathroom, and the bedroom at the top of the stairs?
All this suposedly came about in 2012 when she was in counciling, and not a peep about it then? He’s been vetted by the FBI six times and they never came across this story?
On a side note:
When I was in high school, a senior raped a sophomore girl at a party, and by that Tuesday morning pretty much everyone at school knew about it and that senior was shunned from the various social circles, and was forced off the football team (those of us on the team dealt with him harshly). Not sure if charges were ever filed against him. Even to this day nobody from his class talks to him.
I don’t buy that she kept this to herself all this time.
And I agree with your assessment that this is a fabrication.
"Sorry about the Vanity"
Don't be. This is the one of the more detailed analysis of Ford's claims yet. You've explained how her story and actions don't add up and are created to build a narrative better than anyone else. The comments on this thread are good too.
Great points
Thanks for posting...
Questions Blasey Ford wasn’t asked:
15 year old girl goes to a home that has no parents or adults to attend a drinking party. Maybe drugs there too...?
What time did she arrive?
She made it a point to get to that party, so one would think she liked such events...?
How often was she known to attend such soirees?
How long did she stay at the drinking party?
Others there are getting drunk but Ford only had 1 Beer?
No peer pressure?
Seeing more boys than girls, she could have chosen to leave quickly if things were getting raucous, unless (just maybe) she was a Wild Child...?
Nope - none of that. The Headline should read “Angelic 15 Yr. Old Virgin Tempted by Debauchery - Gets Pawed by Evil Boys w/ Raging Hormones!” The Horror.
I remember I got barred from riding the school bus for 1 week. Many kids got the same punishment after a rubber band war on the ride home. After getting grilled by the Vice Principal, I finally admitted that I shot “just 1”.
Yeah, right!!!!
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