Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday is something that we at The Daily Eastern News are extremely disappointed in and frankly, ashamed of.

As everyone knows, Christine Blasey Ford came forward with her story of Kavanaugh sexually assaulting her at a party when they were in high school.

Despite her claims, which we believe to be true, the U.S. Senate still failed to see how this is a major reason as to why Kavanaugh should not have been confirmed to the Supreme Court.

The #MeToo Movement is something very prevalent in our country, and it is helping women all over the country and the world to come forward with their stories. And yet, it seems like even this movement wasn’t enough to draw attention to the issue at hand: Sexual assualt is prevalent in today’s society but women are not believed.

We think it is absolutely terrible that when Ford came forward with her story, so many people made her look like the “bad guy”.

People have questioned why Ford would wait decades to come forward with her story, and they think it is quite convenient she decided to come forward whenever Kavanaugh was being considered for the Supreme Court.

Has anyone not realized how hard it is for women and men to finally come forward and tell their story of abuse?

There are several people who have been through the trauma of abuse and assault and they are so psychologically damaged and affected that they feel too scared to come forward and they often blame themselves.

Furthermore, we believe that Ford did not  fabricate the story of her assault by Kavanaugh and we feel that she came forward and did what she did in order to prevent the country from giving a sleazy, scandalous and predacious human being the opportunity to serve.

Sadly, the country failed to see the purpose of her efforts, the purpose fo the #MeToo movement and the purpose of every survivor coming forward and sharing their story regardless of the pain it causes them to have to relive the experience again.

We are ashamed and have sympathy for not only Dr. Ford but every person in the country and world who have suffered the trauma of abuse and assault.