69 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct, but he changed the definition – Baptist News Global

Up to 69 women have accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. Nevertheless, their stories have fallen into the abyss of “another accuser” in public opinion, it is said New York Times Columnist Jessica Bennett.

In a 3,330-word essay for the newspaper, Bennett tells the stories of some of these women who founded what they call the “Sisterhood of the Weird Sisterhood.”

Most of their stories have been published before, but the volume of allegations is so great that American voters can’t seem to understand them and have therefore moved on.

In a reader email introducing the story, She writes: “The words ‘another new accuser’ began to sound like background noise. The women’s names became numbers, and then the numbers became confusing. What exactly was “misconduct”? Did it count if he just stared? How should the public understand which stories have been confirmed by journalists, by lawyers, or by no one?

“With the exception of E. Jean Carroll, who won millions in court after Trump denied assaulting her, most of these women have disappeared from the public eye. The news cycle has moved on to more pressing realities — Trump’s other legal troubles; Abortion; War – and they also tried to move on with their lives.”

The main article tells stories like that of Natasha Stoynoff, who says Trump attacked her during her deployment in 2005 People magazine to write about his wedding day. The alleged attack occurred as Melania Trump, who is seven months pregnant, was changing upstairs. “You know, the only thing I regret is not decorating it,” she says now.

She talks about Jill Harth, a makeup artist who sued Trump for sexual harassment and attempted rape.

Then there’s Karena Virginia, a yoga instructor who accused Trump of groping her at the 1998 US Open.

And Alva Johnson, a former human resources manager and event planner who worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign and accused him of kissing her at work.

And Jessica Leeds, a retired stockbroker who accused Trump of molesting her on a plane in the late 1970s.

Trump, who famously bragged The Access Hollywood tape stating that if you’re a male star you can grab women by the genitals without consequences, a huge amount of accusations have piled up of doing just that and more.

Bennett writes: “Depending on how you count them, 19, 26 or 67 women have accused Mr. Trump of sexual misconduct. Women who said he “squeezed my butt,” “eyed me like a piece of meat,” “put his hand up my skirt,” “poked his genitals,” “put his tongue in my mouth,” and “in my rummaged around.” Vagina and so on.”

Despite their large numbers, these women still find it difficult to be heard and believed.

As with E. Jean Carroll, whom a jury found credible, Trump has denied all allegations of his own alleged abuses. Bennett notes that the former president accused the women of being “political activists,” plotting a “conspiracy against you, the American people,” looking for “10 minutes of fame,” and not being his “type.” to be.

Despite the power of their numbersThese women still have problems being heard and believed.

“These women have all seen their stories become political footballs. “They have all received death threats,” Bennett wrote. “Some had to explain to their children why classmates called Mom a liar and a whore. They’ve bonded over loss of income, lost friends, and similarities in their situations – wait, he groped you at the US Open too? – and the way “Trump accuser” has become an inextricable part of their identity. The women have become accustomed to having their motives questioned by strangers and experts, but sometimes by the people they love: This wasn’t Cosby-level abuse. Why can’t you just get over it? Move on?”

Nevertheless, she concludes: “When it comes to Donald Trump, there is no closure. You can spend thousands on therapy, you can sue him, leave the country… Set up a boxing gym in your house to vent your anger, or install security guards around the box because you’re worried about his supporters make. And yet there is no escaping it because of its lack of any reflection or repentance and the fact that it seems so intertwined with the fabric of our country. Especially not now that he might become president again.”

A problem, says Bennett, is that “when it comes to sexual assault,” Trump “has changed the way we perceive the truth.”

She asks: “How do you do that when you’re dealing with a man whose scandals are too numerous to keep in mind, and too frequent for us to focus on for long?”

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