She accused a national political figure of domestic abuse, but nobody has asked Karen Monahan to present an award, or celebrated her as a #MeToo icon, or put her on the short list for Person of the Year.
Instead, Ms. Monahan has watched her fellow progressives — some of whom were once her colleagues — turn on her after she went public in August with abuse allegations against her ex-boyfriend, Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s newly elected attorney general.
“There is definitely hypocrisy. There’s no doubt,” Ms. Monahan told The Washington Times.
The contrast between her experience and that of Christine Blasey Ford, who has emerged as a feminist folk heroine and media favorite after accusing now-Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault in September, could hardly be more striking.
“The same people that are celebrating her are the people that have cyberbullied me, lied, victim shamed, blamed me,” Ms. Monahan said. “Some of the cruelest messages — it’s just been unreal — are from people I’ve stood side-by-side with in elections and marches, people that I’ve worked on their campaigns, under this banner of justice and human rights.”
One example: The Women’s March, which was second to none in defending Ms. Ford, was mum on Ms. Monahan. Not only that, co-chair Linda Sarsour “liked” a Facebook post from an activist who accused Ms. Monahan of waging a “quest for vengeance.” – READ MORE