What if Brett Kavanaugh were your son, or Christine Blasey Ford your daughter?

Published September 26, 2018 1:51pm ET



As soon as Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation against Judge Brett Kavanaugh came out, the world may as well have split into two camps, as ideological as they are sexist.

#BelieveHer or #BelieveSurvivors caught on like wildfire on social media. Women’s magazines and female Hollywood stars circled their Instagram accounts and hashtags, determined to rally around women just because they are women, and to comfort and encourage Ford in her dark time.

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