This kind of behavior by men of all kinds has been going on for years. If I was to write a list of all the men who have behaved in this way towards me it would go on forever. I believe the distinction lies in — do these men have power over me and have I decided to keep them in my personal life? The key question is do these men employ me and have I married one of them, or do I continue to be close personal friends with them period? I have the power when a man is not a friend, is not violent, or an employer to turn towards them and say take your fucking hands off my body. I should point out that children do not have this power and we should be focusing on them and keeping them safe.

As an example, when I was in my early twenties a friend of my father asked me to pull up my shirt and show him my breasts. I did not pull up my shirt, I did not tell my father (for obvious reasons I did not want my father to go to jail for severely injuring his friend), and I made sure I never saw that man again.

I’ve already said there are a hundred stories like this that I can relay when men of all colors have stepped over the line. Had Al Franken kissed me without my consent I would have publicly slapped his face hard and stomped on his foot extremely hard. Most men I know would have received this message loud and clear. It would have been “are we clear”, and the answer would have been “crystal, if they wanted to remain my friend.