Twitter exploded on Friday with tweets tagged #WhyIDidntReport. The tweeters — mostly women — shared intimate stories of assault and harassment, and detailed why they had not reported the incidents to the police or other law-enforcement authorities.
The hashtag sprang up as a swift response to a morning tweet by President Trump about Christine Blasey Ford, the psychology professor who has accused Brett M. Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation.
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