“What happens so often is people try to share, victim blame, silence, and erase victims and survivors of violence and abuse,” Nunes told CNN
Christian F. Nunes, the president of the National Organization for Women, said in a statement: “If it is truly serious about change, the NFL must address the endemic misogyny that enables and rewards serial predators like Watson. Fines and suspensions are performative, empty, short-term penalties designed to protect the bottom line more than women’s lives. While Watson’s return to the field may signal a return to the status quo for many, we cannot allow these women’s voices, nor the traumas they have experienced to be forgotten.”
“We cannot silence victims by using courts and lawsuits as a way to retraumatize them, because this is what’s happening” ~ Christian F. Nunes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NY Attorney General Letitia James is right. We have an obligation to listen to women, protect women and hold accountable men who sexually harass and abuse women. In March 2021, NOW called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign and the investigation into his misconduct to move forward. NY Attorney General James’ investigation revealed a shocking pattern of sexual misconduct – not isolated Read more …
In a statement, the National Organization for Women denounced Mr. Cosby’s release, saying that “the judicial system in America” had “failed survivors again.”