Social norms are changing. I understand that, and I’ve heard what these women are saying. Politics to me has always been about making connections, but I will be more mindful about respecting personal space in the future. That’s my responsibility and I will meet it. pic.twitter.com/Ya2mf5ODts連連被指吃女性豆腐的前副總統白登,3日在推特(Twitter)發布視頻,表示今後將會更加小心在意,與別人保持適當距離。
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 3, 2019
白登是在被指與女性接觸時,使對方感到不適後發布這段視頻。
Remember Let Us Take A Look At Joe Biden Again! pic.twitter.com/Reo6BGCCm9他推文說:“社交規範正在改變,我明白這一點,而且我已聽到這些女子所說的話,對我來說,政治一直都是關於建立聯係,但我將會更加留心,尊重別人的空間,這是我的責任,我會這樣做。”
— Anon Heel (@AnonHeel) April 2, 2019
白登和他的陣營準備在本月宣布2020年總統大選計畫之際,作出這項回應;他在視頻中暗示了這些計畫,並強烈表示將會參選。
At the very least, this Joe Biden situation is showing me which people to unfollow on Twitter and which reporting to stop reading. ‘Cause wow he has a lot of defenders (many of whom are women) trying to rationalize away creepy stuff like what’s below.#CreepyJoeBiden pic.twitter.com/a4FCX2IL55
— Deal With Tyrants (@DealWithTyrants) April 2, 2019