this is starting to get nutso

Another woman accuses Biden of encroaching on personal space

“‘encroaching on personal space” is now an op-ed reportable thing? really?

and this from the story:

Karasek had just appeared onstage at the Academy Awards alongside survivors of sexual assault and advocates while Lady Gaga performed a song from a documentary about assault on college campuses. Biden had introduced the group, and Karasek wrote that afterward she told him the story of a woman who days before had died by suicide after being sexually assaulted.

In response to her story, Karasek wrote, Biden “leaned down, took my hands and put his forehead to mine.”

“I was taken aback. I averted my eyes, hoping my body language could shorten the interaction. I didn’t think he was going to kiss me, but it felt like if I met his eyes, it wasn’t out of the question, either,” she continued. “It was unwelcome, uncomfortable and strange. At the same time, I was glad to convey this serious message to him, glad it seemed to resonate with him.”

sorry, i dont see this at all
you thought he might kiss you? really? in the circumstances you just described? really really?

imo the man was showing empathy, commiserating. yeah, maybe in a way you didnt quite like.

how do you make this sexual and inappropriate? at best it’s some kind of ‘unwanted’ thing.

lots of things happen to all of us every day that are ‘unwanted’

they’re watering this stuff down to make it almost meaningless