# In which Steophan hijacks an ATMB thread about misogyny by accusing Blasey Ford of false accusation **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 18, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-steophan-hijacks-an-atmb-thread-about-misogyny-by-accusing-blasey-ford-of-false-accusation/843610 "2019-11-18T13:07:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-steophan-hijacks-an-atmb-thread-about-misogyny-by-accusing-blasey-ford-of-false-accusation/843610/7 "2019-11-18T13:37:11Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > If you’re convinced that Christine Blasey Ford lied, You should perhaps try reading the posts you quote. > [@Misogyny, victim-blaming, and the board culture (yet again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-victim-blaming-and-the-board-culture-yet-again/843504/94): > > She may not have lied It’s certainly the case that the evidence shows that Kavanaugh did not assault Ford, and that she is not a victim of him. That is not misogyny, it is a dispassionate observation of the evidence. And, as she is not a victim of Kavanaugh, it is not victim-blaming to blame her for anything that happened to him. Expecting women who claim to be victims of crime to prove that claim to the same standards as anyone else is the opposite of misogyny, it is treating them equally. Claiming that women should be believed over men is, however, discrimination, and should be unacceptable - just like any form of discrimination. But the reason this was brought up in the first place is that the prevalance of false accusations makes it harder to believe, at least to the degree needed for prosecution, any other claims of rape, and that those who falsely calim to have been abused are effectively enabling other abusers. Ford is simply the most high profile person to have been shown to be making false accusations recently. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-steophan-hijacks-an-atmb-thread-about-misogyny-by-accusing-blasey-ford-of-false-accusation/843610)._