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Female journalist told she needs male chaperone to cover Republican's campaign.
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Ellen Brown
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The politician is trying to protect his own reputation, and I agree with his caution.
Curious George
Veteran Member
As much of a feminist as I am, we do live in a world where men have to be more careful than women with respect to charges of impropriety.
That said, i don't think this was a case where there is an actual threat. Ultimately, it is not my place to say whether the official felt there was a threat or not so I will leave it alone without more. I do wonder if this is an instance of real worry or trying to stir things up for the sake of controversy.
Don't blame him. With all the false accusations of rape nowadays. CYA, cover your a**!
Sapiens
Polymathematician
PureX
Veteran Member
It's just another political stunt. He knows the liberal-hating, feminist-hating, media-hating ignoramuses in his state will see this as a thumb in the eye of the me-too crowd, and will love him for it. He could protect himself from scandal very easily without humiliating or inconveniencing the female reporter. But doing that was the whole point, cause the ignoramuses that he wants to vote for him love that sort of thing.
If he needs a chaperone to protect his “virtue” he should arrange it. It shouldn’t be difficult for him to insure there is someone else with him when he is with reporters. He could do that easily and without making a big announcement about it. Putting the onus on this reporter just because she is female seems backwards to me. Like he is trying to score points at her expense and make her job more difficult.
74x12
Well-Known Member
An accusation of sexual assault can easily ruin a politicians career.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
It appears that he thinks he could not control himself. Perhaps he is worried that he will follow Trump's footsteps.
Erebus
Well-Known Member
Exactly right.
Even if we give him the benefit of the doubt and assume this is entirely about not wanting it to look like an affair, there's a much simpler solution...
He could have brought his wife with him.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
With all the dirty tricks , lies, and stunts the Socialists want to do with Republicans I don't blame him a one single bit.
A lot of females have already proven to be opportunists around people of note.
Kangaroo Feathers
Yea, it is written in the Book of Cyril...
And yet people support Trump.
And a lot of posters on this board have already proven themselves to be misogynists.
You could be right. I was reading a follow-up piece on this, and it appears his campaign might have gotten a boost from this: https://mississippitoday.org/2019/0...er-his-campaign-freezing-out-female-reporter/
Did you read the linked article at all?
The chaperone idea seems bonkers to
me, but it's not about the issue you claim.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Yes, but I did not buy the claim.
Can you think of any reason he should not have to supply his own chaperone? Any reason the onus should be on this reporter?
No.
But remember that I think the whole idea is "bonkers".
Deciding who supplies the chaperone is irrelevant
when the reason should be dismissed as lunacy.
Shad
Veteran Member
It is the Pence Rule combined with paranoia. He could have easily altered how his campaign handles the press by avoiding closed door interviews or creating a chaperone as a staff position for himself.
It isn't sexists as it more about him and the press than anyone else. Still as per the above there are better ways to handle this.
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