#MeToo Founder: If a Woman Had Behaved Like Kavanaugh She Would Have Been Called ‘Hysterical’ and ‘Unfit’ to Serve

sure thing but allegations ░░░░░░░░ sexual misconduct over 30 ░░░░░░░░ ago Last week we ░░░░░░░░ dramatic testimony from one ░░░░░░░░ his accusers Christine blasey ░░░░░░░░ and we listened to ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh himself And as ░░░░░░░░ have seen so much ░░░░░░░░ the past year the ░░░░░░░░ too movement powered by ░░░░░░░░ personal stories of abuse ░░░░░░░░ is impacting women at ░░░░░░░░ highest levels and I ░░░░░░░░ that with me too ░░░░░░░░ tarana Burke Here s ░░░░░░░░ conversation Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ the founder of the ░░░░░░░░ too movement tarana Burke ░░░░░░░░ sat behind Christine blasey ░░░░░░░░ during her testimony on ░░░░░░░░ Nice to have you ░░░░░░░░ An honor Thank you ░░░░░░░░ having me So as ░░░░░░░░ ve been sitting and ░░░░░░░░ from Thursday to today ░░░░░░░░ what was your biggest ░░░░░░░░ away Your one biggest ░░░░░░░░ away from sitting in ░░░░░░░░ hearing room We still ░░░░░░░░ a long way to ░░░░░░░░ I left there feeling ░░░░░░░░ we still have a ░░░░░░░░ way to go before ░░░░░░░░ country particularly our leadership ░░░░░░░░ the life cycle of ░░░░░░░░ survivor of sexual violence ░░░░░░░░ before we take this ░░░░░░░░ seriously and give it ░░░░░░░░ proper attention that it ░░░░░░░░ I want to come ░░░░░░░░ to you on that ░░░░░░░░ in just a second ░░░░░░░░ just to refresh everyone ░░░░░░░░ me go back to ░░░░░░░░ couple of moments from ░░░░░░░░ testimony from the hearing ░░░░░░░░ in on judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ particular Roll it You ░░░░░░░░ saying there s never ░░░░░░░░ a case where you ░░░░░░░░ so much that you ░░░░░░░░ t remember what happened ░░░░░░░░ night before or part ░░░░░░░░ what happened That s ░░░░░░░░ re asking about yeah ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you Could you answer ░░░░░░░░ question judge I just ░░░░░░░░ you that s not ░░░░░░░░ Is that your answer ░░░░░░░░ and I m curious ░░░░░░░░ you have I have ░░░░░░░░ drinking problem judge Nor ░░░░░░░░ I You know tarana ░░░░░░░░ keep thinking had that ░░░░░░░░ a woman with will ░░░░░░░░ was Dr Ford or ░░░░░░░░ other female sitting in ░░░░░░░░ hot seat the way ░░░░░░░░ spoke to senator Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ others how do you ░░░░░░░░ she how do you ░░░░░░░░ she would have been ░░░░░░░░ instead Oh my God ░░░░░░░░ a woman had behaved ░░░░░░░░ way that Judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ in that room we ░░░░░░░░ have been excoriated She ░░░░░░░░ have been called hysterical ░░░░░░░░ emotional unfit to serve ░░░░░░░░ the bench I can ░░░░░░░░ imagine Judge Kavanaugh allowing ░░░░░░░░ to act in his ░░░░░░░░ courtroom the way he ░░░░░░░░ in that Senate hearing ░░░░░░░░ It was ridiculous That ░░░░░░░░ that you just played ░░░░░░░░ so deeply disrespectful it ░░░░░░░░ particular because the senator ░░░░░░░░ just talked about her ░░░░░░░░ being an alcoholic still ░░░░░░░░ 90 years old going ░░░░░░░░ aa And then he ░░░░░░░░ around and asks have ░░░░░░░░ ever been blackout drunk ░░░░░░░░ mean it was just ░░░░░░░░ deeply disrespectful Cue your ░░░░░░░░ about we have a ░░░░░░░░ way to go right ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ Ford s testimony specifically ░░░░░░░░ learned that calls into ░░░░░░░░ national sexual assault hotline ░░░░░░░░ were up more than ░░░░░░░░ You ve seen all ░░░░░░░░ calls that went in ░░░░░░░░ C SPAN as well ░░░░░░░░ know that her testimony ░░░░░░░░ talking to so many ░░░░░░░░ her testimony opened deep ░░░░░░░░ wounds for women and ░░░░░░░░ I m wondering if ░░░░░░░░ is a silver lining ░░░░░░░░ that is the fact ░░░░░░░░ are talking about it ░░░░░░░░ loud What do you ░░░░░░░░ is the next step ░░░░░░░░ moving this conversation about ░░░░░░░░ assault forward I do ░░░░░░░░ so we ve been ░░░░░░░░ about it out loud ░░░░░░░░ over a year But ░░░░░░░░ do think that the ░░░░░░░░ lining if you will ░░░░░░░░ that we are now ░░░░░░░░ focused on survivors And ░░░░░░░░ I call sort of ░░░░░░░░ life cycle of a ░░░░░░░░ All the questions about ░░░░░░░░ long it takes for ░░░░░░░░ to come forward and ░░░░░░░░ people wait and you ░░░░░░░░ the way your body ░░░░░░░░ your mind responds to ░░░░░░░░ violence and trauma those ░░░░░░░░ really important conversations that ░░░░░░░░ should have been having ░░░░░░░░ year But I m ░░░░░░░░ we re having now ░░░░░░░░ I think it helps ░░░░░░░░ to understand But it ░░░░░░░░ also still deeply gendered ░░░░░░░░ You don t see ░░░░░░░░ of the accusations that ░░░░░░░░ have seen over the ░░░░░░░░ about men who have ░░░░░░░░ forward after being sexually ░░░░░░░░ by priests There s ░░░░░░░░ little pushback to them ░░░░░░░░ well are they lying ░░░░░░░░ why did they wait ░░░░░░░░ long Maybe they re ░░░░░░░░ Nobody says that to ░░░░░░░░ We get that very ░░░░░░░░ little do we hear ░░░░░░░░ said to men But ░░░░░░░░ hear it all of ░░░░░░░░ time when women come ░░░░░░░░ So still a very ░░░░░░░░ conversation about how we ░░░░░░░░ and think about how ░░░░░░░░ see women how we ░░░░░░░░ women how we hear ░░░░░░░░ when they come forward ░░░░░░░░ stories of our pain ░░░░░░░░ the news at hand ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court here ░░░░░░░░ despite such a public ░░░░░░░░ from half the country ░░░░░░░░ the other half would ░░░░░░░░ thrilled to have Judge ░░░░░░░░ seated There is a ░░░░░░░░ chance that he becomes ░░░░░░░░ next justice of the ░░░░░░░░ S Supreme Court What ░░░░░░░░ you say to that?