FLASHBACK: ‘You’re Not Supposed to Betray Your Race’: The Challenge Faced by Black Women Accusing Black Men. “When Meredith Watson decided to publicly accuse Virginia’s lieutenant governor of raping her, she knew she would face a backlash — most women who accuse powerful men of sexual assault do. But she also feared that as a black woman, she would face added scrutiny because the prominent politician she named, Justin E. Fairfax, was African-American, too.”

Also, he was a Democrat, and for all the #MeToo posturing the press and the political establishment closed ranks to protect him. So it turns out she should have kept her mouth shut. Know your place, peasants!