"A former babysitter for his children alleged that Kennedy groped her in his home in 1998. Kennedy responded to the accusation, again reported in Vanity Fair, by saying: “I’m not a church boy.”" What does that reply even mean? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024... - ThreadSky

1goodtern.bsky.social • 107 days ago

"A former babysitter for his children alleged that Kennedy groped her in his home in 1998. Kennedy responded to the accusation, again reported in Vanity Fair, by saying: “I’m not a church boy.”"

What does that reply even mean?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/trump-cabinet-pete-hegseth-matt-gaetz-sexual-misconduct-allegations?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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ecologyordie.bsky.social•107 days ago

But given the current state of things, how much jeopardy are these nominations really in? (Cross my fingers that I'm wrong.)

sharonburnabybc.bsky.social•107 days ago

He is saying that he is not a perfect human and people should not expect him to be. It means that he thinks it is okay to do that. It means that he is disgusting.

1goodtern.bsky.social•107 days ago

To me, that reply sounds like he's saying:

Yes, he groped her.

And yes, that's the kind of thing he does.

And, no, he doesn't regard himself as someone bound by rules of good conduct.

chrish4med.bsky.social•107 days ago

Yeah but I think he's Catholic so "not a church boy" ... hmm could be a denial.

(LOL, kinda.)

resistingalison.bsky.social•107 days ago

And he’s saying, so what?
I have the right to do whatever I feel like and if you can’t take a little groping, fuck your feelings.

1goodtern.bsky.social•107 days ago

Exactly.

deemcc.bsky.social•107 days ago

That's exactly what he's saying.

almahawes.bsky.social•107 days ago

Three of the SCOTUS judges are probably rapists too. But it’s a patriarchy so no one cares.

palma4459.bsky.social•107 days ago

Comedy of errors

whosamama.bsky.social•107 days ago

You don't have to ask what he's saying.
It's: Your body, my choice.

dawnxianamoon.bsky.social•107 days ago

Translation: "Yeah, I did it, so what?"

... Sigh.

resonanteye.bsky.social•107 days ago

that response means, "it's not the only time, I've lost track of how many times I've done that."

strawberrykitsune.bsky.social•107 days ago

It means he's not denying it. It means he thinks it's okay, because he isn't a good man. It means he thinks he's entitled because no one will punish him for it. It means he's a shit human being.

mveo.bsky.social•106 days ago

The idea that you need God in order to behave, that you can see no other reason to treat your fellow humans with respect other than fear of hell. Can a person sink lower? Can a person be less human?

jmcrookston.bsky.social•107 days ago

Well he did also chainsaw the head off a whale, strap it to the roof of his car, and then drive it an hour to his home. So. There's that

evodevodina.bsky.social•106 days ago

Okay look, I think RFK is a pos but as a biologist, I can see situations where that's a valid behavior.

I can also see many situations where it's not. So 🤷🏼‍♀️

I think there's many more valid criticisms of him than this one.

forestcalling.bsky.social•106 days ago

What? You think sexual assault is a “valid behavior”? Are you for real?

evodevodina.bsky.social•106 days ago

No I was literally talking about him strapping the head of a whale to his car. That's the comment I replied to.

forestcalling.bsky.social•106 days ago

thank you! The feed didn’t initially show the entire comment thread.

evodevodina.bsky.social•106 days ago

New system, we're all learning the quirks!

I have Twitter PTSD bc somehow I was mentally gearing up for a shit storm over a simple misunderstanding...

jmcrookston.bsky.social•106 days ago

I think she's referring to the whale thing I mentioned.

evodevodina.bsky.social•106 days ago

We're all sorted, misunderstanding b/c new tech.

jmcrookston.bsky.social•106 days ago

I believe it is illegal to do so, but I'll leave to you to figure out.

Sure, there are more valid criticisms of him.

civickeener.bsky.social•106 days ago

This cabinet is truly No Rapist Left Behind

zolascola.bsky.social•107 days ago

It means he groped the babysitter & that the these men who grope/assault women now have a club called the US govt. And I’m feeling a bit tetchy about this. Trump has normalized “grab ‘em by the whatever.” Did I say “tetchy”? I meant disgusted & enraged.

janeglatt.bsky.social•107 days ago

It’s true but he’s an all around good guy. So nothing was his fault. Trump wants the Kennedy name to make him feel special. Plus, who hasn’t been tempted by the nanny? If you hate women, who cares about them?