Brett Kavanaugh and why we should not buy into a ‘trust women’ narrative | Letters

Republican men want to control women, says Lindsey Porter, while Neil Hanson says he doesn’t trust women – or men

Your editorial (These railroaded and defective hearings are an insult to American women, 28 September) began by asking – rhetorically – can you trust women? But trust is not what’s at issue, and we women do ourselves a disservice buying into the “trust women” narrative.

When my son goes to school, I give him lunch money. He chooses what food to buy, and I don’t question his choices. I do this because I trust him to make good decisions about what to eat.

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