Opinion: Is Joe Biden a bad man?
Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. By Molly Roberts Molly Roberts Editorial writer covering technology and society Email Bio Follow Editorial Writer April 1 at 5:43 PM Is Joe Biden a bad man?
Ask anyone whether it’s generally okay for a guy to take a whiff of a woman’s conditioner or nestle his nose nearly into her neck when she’s not his romantic partner and has expressed no desire for physical contact, and that person will probably tell you “no.” Ask whether it’s okay for Joe Biden to do those things, though, and a number of people seem prepared to give him a pass.
Biden’s insistence that he never meant to upset anyone is perfectly plausible. There is no photo of him grinning oafishly as he pretends to grope a sleeping woman. There is no “Access Hollywood" tape. But here’s the problem: Talking up Biden’s good intentions keeps men at the center of the harassment conversation when the real project is to put women there instead.
Flores, evidently, felt differently. And that should be the beginning and the end of the conversation.
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