Emma Teitel writes that Brett Kavanaugh’s defence against sexual assault accusations — namely, that he was a virgin when the alleged incidents happened — is completely irrelevant to the accusation. A virgin, after all, is perfectly capable of committing sexual assault, unless you’re under the truly spurious impression that anything short of forced intercourse is not a big deal. Here’s one such Republican voter, Gina Sosa, on the matter: “But we’re talking about a 17-year-old boy in high school with testosterone running high. Tell me, what boy hasn’t done this in high school?” What boy hasn’t pinned a girl down against her will and held his hand over her mouth? But do you not have to have a profoundly dim view of the male gender to believe that Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged crimes are normal?

Source: thestar September 25, 2018 22:44 UTC