Does anyone remember the #MeToo movement against sexual assault, harassment and domestic abuse that was first championed by Tarana Burke? Or “the Harvey Weinstein effect,” coined in 2017, to describe the outcomes of multiple allegations of sexual abuse or misconduct that surfaced about many more individuals?
Graham Platner’s past behavior, extremist views and women’s own standards should bar him from holding public office.
Walter Eno
Scarborough
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