● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'He Should Resign': Women's Rights Group Denounces Violent #Misogyny of #KevinMcCarthy https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/02/he-should-resign-womens-rights-group-denounces-violent-misogyny-kevin-mccarthy
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[…] So when I am in a familiarly #dangerous situation where I feel #threatened because of my past #experiences, there is a good chance my #reflex is going to be #fight and not #flight and that “fight” might just be a #pint glass over the head when #you put your #hands around my #throat. #Choking someone because they threw a #drink on you for continually #harassing [them] is a disproportionate response. As far as I’m concerned, not #listening when a #woman says “no” to your #sexual advances and failed #pick-up artistry is #equal to throwing the first #punch, and I was sticking up for #myself. I have no #regrets, despite what my #face may look like. The fact I feel like I have to #explain all this in my #defense is ridiculous. […]