This isn't based on what we think is character is like, it's based on what has repeatedly shown his character to be. This video is just one of many examples, and even if Trump is just "pretending" to be horrible, that still means that he is.
And when a thing that someone does fits their previous behavior, it would be foolish to ignore everything else that came before (including what he was saying in the same video).
You still can't just make things up even if previous actions have been horrible. Base your judgment on what he's actually done and said. And he's definitely done and said a lot. There are plenty of things to accuse him of, but this is not one of them. Or at least the kissing part isn't.
Given the lawsuit against him, he might be.
If that would be the case, his cheek-kisses wouldn't still be something you could use to use against him on any court.
Trump is American, so your argument doesn't apply to him. And his kiss has been seen as sexual, given his previous statements about how he "just starts kissing" women he finds attractive. Have you seen him kiss men?
Well, I've seen him kiss a young boy on his cheek. Was that sexual?
I mean, we here too see mouth-kisses as sexual, not always though. But still people who kiss sexually and love to kiss sexually don't necessarily find a kiss to the cheek as sexual. That's why it is a kiss on a cheek instead of other places.
If the "until lately" part is true, how does that change anything?
I mean that I've seen cheek-kisses done by Americans to Americans countless of times in speech situations like that. And if it has become an offense, it has become one just lately.
Again, why are you treating Trump like he's from Europe? If Americans see kissing as something other than a handshake, then shouldn't that make it easier for you to entertain the idea that he's doing something wrong?
People are claiming this is a universal thing. That it shouldn't be ok anywhere. Or at least our "European opinions" about this subject seem to be called wrong.
Seriously, why are people acting like this is a character assassination? If the incident in this video never happened, every single bad thing that people have been saying about him in this thread would still be completely true.
Yes. Every single bad thing would still be true. But those bad things don't make all other things immediately bad.
If you (in the general sense, I'm not singling you out here Airola) are taking offense at the idea that Trump kissing women on the cheek makes him, and by extension, you, a sexual predator at worst and a creep at best, then stop making everything about you. This isn't about you or your culture, this is about an American who has admitted to sexually assaulting women and kissing them whenever he wants.
I accept the idea of kissing on mouth without consent making someone a creep. Or a sexual predator in more exteme cases. I accept the idea of Trump being a creep. But I don't accept the idea of a cheek-kiss being a sexual assault. And especially if people are trying to make it a universal truth.
Now, show me a video where Trump actually forces himself to do sexual things to women or anyone, and he can go to jail for all I care. Let the court prove he is a sexual predator and in jail Trump goes, and rightfully so.
Why can't I give examples from my own life in this subject? If you want this to be a universal moral truth, then it involves my European life too and my examples should be counted as part of the discussion too.
