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PermalinkDemocratic Party after she revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a
homeless man and was subsequently harshly criticized for publicly disclosing
the attack.
The co-host of The Young Turks made the revelation on Jillian Michaels
Keeping It Real podcast while discussing feeling politically homeless in
recent years.
In 2022, it was around March, I was walking my dog, she began. It was not
quite dark yet, but the sun was setting. As Im walking my dog, I see these
two guys that were, they were just kind of like moving around weirdly, they
seemed kind of manic, and their clothes were tattered. So I just I knew that
they were probably homeless, and I also knew that theyre probably on
something.
She said that she didnt think anything of it because she has been around the
homeless before and has never had issues.
But as I was bending down to pick up my dogs mess, one of the guys, like,
grabs me by my hips and he had an erection, and just starts, like, humping me
and I didnt know what to do, she said. I was terrified. I didnt have a
weapon on me, like I had no way of defending myself. I didnt know how far it
was gonna go, because its two guys.
Im by myself with my little dog. It was like one of the most terrifying
things ever, because Im pretty good at defending myself, she continued. In
that moment, I just knew there was no option. And luckily, he stopped, and
they just laughed at me and walked away as they were laughing at me.
She said that she was filled with feelings of fear, humiliation, and shame
and that the attack left her struggling with mental health issues and being
afraid to go outside.
So, I opened up about this on the show, not really thinking much of it, and
before I know it, Im starting to get these messages, and its like really,
really harsh stuff, she said. And its about, how you are painting a
picture of the homeless community. You know, how could you be like this? You
know, these are your unhoused neighbors, and they need help.
A few people accused me of being racist when I had never disclosed the race
of the individuals who did this to me, and in fact, they were white, she
said. And so like, when they started accusing me of being racist, Im like,
wait a minute, why are you assuming that the people who did this? Of course,
yeah, like, I think you might have a problem here. Exactly. Yeah. That woke
me up. That woke me up. That woke me up.
She said that she realized all these people whom shes associated with and
believed to be good people have racist stereotypes in their minds about
minorities.
At some point last year, the other thing that really hit me was the
difference between my upbringing and what the Democratic Party espouses,
Kasparian said.
She said that Democrats constantly disempower people of color with
messaging that infantilizes them and makes them seem as though, you know, if
it werent for us white saviors messing around with these laws and policies,
they would never be able to survive.
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Let's go Brandon!