Tyson, a professor, alleges that Virginia lieutenant governor Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex

[demmiblue]

Tyson, a professor, alleges that Virginia lieutenant governor Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex. He says they had a "consensual encounter" and that she expressed no "discomfort." She says she cried, gagged and was in "obvious distress."

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[LexVegas]

1. She strikes me as genuine. I think Fairfax should step down. nt

[Fuzzpope]

2. Ouch.

Game over, buddy.

[Poiuyt]

3. What the hell is wrong with Virginia?

Can't they find any decent people to run for office?

[Docreed2003]

4. One thing to point out

I'm not sure if it's worth noting or not, but Dr Tyson says she never spoke to Fairfax again after the incident, but Fairfax implies in his statement that they communicated in the months following the alleged incident.

[2naSalit]

6. I noticed that too...nt

[demmiblue]

7. I am letting this play out.

She seems credible to me, though.

[Docreed2003]

8. I'm not trying to discredit her statement in any way

Or his for that matter. It's just a subtle thing I noticed between the two statements.

[demmiblue]

9. I think a lot DU members have pretty much made up their minds.

The recs for the thread below will increase exponentially compared to threads regarding her statement:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211783513

[lpbk2713]

5. I hope this brings others forward.

If he did this once I'm sure he did it many other times.
I doubt this is an isolated incident.

[madville]

10. His political career is over

Doesn't really matter now if he serves out his term or not. Virginia needs to decide which scandal they can live with I guess.

[califootman]

11. He should have stopped when she said no.

[EllieBC]

13. On another thread...

people have said “she went to his hotel room” and “she gave consent to kissing”. Apparently there’s a time limit on when a woman can say no now.

[demmiblue]

12. Cory Booker:

Link to tweet

[underpants]

14. 👀

Marking to read later

[question everything]

15. Yes. "NO" meand "NO"

even if in a middle of what starts as a consensual intercourse.

Still, if you are going to a Bill Crosby's or a Harvey Weinstein's room for "career advice" know that things will deteriorate. And, perhaps, skip the drinks.

And if you are being held in a vise and faced with a penis shoved into your mouth - bite!

Once he loosens his grip, punch his balls and leave the room.