There’s a big, ongoing cultural struggle about sex and gender roles and consent lurking in the background of every controversy but usually not argued squarely.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 27, 2018

“Many believe that what Ford describes just isn’t that bad, “boys will be boys,” and bringing it up is bad faith.”

I believe this is true, that they see it that way. I’m not sure why they - especially the women - are okay with it. I don’t know whether it’s that they’ve never experienced it themselves, or can’t see it through the eyes of the woman being assaulted. Empathy failure?