"As parents of children, blah blah blah"

So I guess the patriarchy has convinced 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-is-an-egomaniacal-sexist-creep-in-risk

the patriarchy has convinced 

https://pagesix.com/2018/04/29/whats-really-going-on-with-bizarre-duo-pam-anderson-and-julian-assange/

the patriarchy has convinced 

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/todd-akin-julian-assange-and-legitimate-rape

certain people that their time would be better spent supporting Assange who has a history getting excused for being awful to women.

https://bylinetimes.com/2019/05/02/julian-assange-is-a-misogynist-and-yes-that-matters/

Although they could be spending that time paying attention to the fact that people could be getting assaulted while picking their food. 

https://cagj.org/food-justice/food-justice-resources/farmworker-sexual-violence-facts/

But X needs those twitter friends and they're not gonna get all excited about teenagers being threatened in tomato fields. I mean by supporting That Guy she gets lots more people to support her and the comfort of the herd.

It's sad. That's the same mentality that makes people blind to the dehumanization and degrading treatment of the sexual assault victims of popular athletes.

https://meaww.com/where-is-matthew-barnett-how-a-misdemeanor-destroyed-daisy-coleman-and-her-family-melinda-dies

Such are the tragic limitations of the patriarchal mindset which teaches even some who would claim to know better to repeat the same old patterns.