In the recording, the mother of two can be heard discussing with her staff the success of a TPUSA event and the strong sales of associated merchandise. She then appeared to dismiss her husband’s death during the discussion while emphasizing harmony between staff.
I was not commenting on her,or on kirk, though I have my opinions. I was bringing attention to the gender bias that by default, women are assumed to be “good” in the face of evidence to the contrary. Worse she’s not accountable for the behavior because a man might have been abusing her.
She might have very good reasons and intentions. She might be putting up a brave and strong show to shift focus on a cause she truly embraces.
The point is we don’t know, but we have a demeanor that implies something might be askance and the comment didn’t address the behavior. It fell on favorable assumptions about the gender that (I feel) would not have been applicable to a man in the same scenario. Basically, a subtle logical fallacy that warps judgment subtly.