GOP Mississippi gubernatorial candidate refuses to be alone with female reporter

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

No one should have to do this.

Well good thing nobody does have to do this then.

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

I find it incredibly hard to believe that people in this thread are afraid of being falsely accused of sexual assault by every woman they meet. I obviously have nothing to support this but a sneaking suspicion, but come on guys. It's impossible to operate society at all if you sincerely believe this is true. So give it up.

The reason this is an obvious lie (or at least not the stated goal) in the case of Foster is that he said he wouldn't allow Campbell to follow him unless there was a male colleague present. If there was any true suspicion that Campbell would accuse him of sexual assault then any witness (male, female or otherwise) would suffice. The fact that only a man can be present suggests this is about something entirely different - he's stated that he's afraid of salacious rumors being spread which include but are not limited to infidelity. This isn't unique to Foster - Mike Pence also said before being inaugurated that he wouldn't dine with a woman unless his wife is present. The consequence is that it shuts women out of interactions that are a necessary part of being in power, essentially closing off positions of authority for them.

So quit trying to contort this into some takedown of the metoo movement. Trying to do so is a disgusting way of trying to minimize the pain and experience of actual victims of sexual assault (who outnumber false accusers by orders of magnitude).