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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Dec 12, 2018, 04:19 PM Dec 2018

Christine Blasey Ford Commends Larry Nassar Survivor In Rare Public Appearance

Christine Blasey Ford, who told senators that now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were high school students, made her first public appearance in months on Tuesday night.

The Palo Alto University professor appeared in a video introducing lawyer and former gymnast Rachael Denhollander, who was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, at Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year Awards. Ford hadn’t made a public appearance since she testified in September at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing for Kavanaugh.

“I am honored to speak with you from afar about a woman I admire so much,” Ford said in the video introducing Denhollander.

“A woman who suffered abuse as a vulnerable teenage athlete, who found the courage to talk publicly to stop the abuse of others,” Ford continued. “Her courage inspired other survivors to end their silence and we all know the results.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/christine-blasey-ford-commends-larry-nassar-survivor-in-rare-public-appearance/ar-BBQRmgm?li=BBnb7Kz

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Christine Blasey Ford Commends Larry Nassar Survivor In Rare Public Appearance (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 OP
I'm Happy to See Dr. Ford Continuing to Speak on This Pertinent Issue dlk Dec 2018 #1

dlk

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1. I'm Happy to See Dr. Ford Continuing to Speak on This Pertinent Issue
Wed Dec 12, 2018, 04:25 PM
Dec 2018

It will take large numbers of women continuing to speak up and speak out for positive change to happen. As people become accustomed to hearing women's stories and they begin to realize how widespread this crime actually is, more women will be believed.

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