The worst thing was the laughter

More proof that feminism is backtracking to the most chivalrous notions of how women should be treated. Did anyone notice the role of laughter in statements from Kavanaugh accusers? The woman who alleged that someone exposed himself (or was it a fake?) to her at a drinking party mentioned that the worst thing about the evening was the hilarity among the boys. In the recent 'Sixty Minutes' interview with Donald Trump, Lesley Stahl chided Trump for making fun of Christine Blasey Ford's many memory lapses because, she appealed to him, Christine had claimed to be most distressed by the laughter of the boys as they left the room of her alleged assault. So how could he, big bad Trump, make use of humour in criticising her 'I don't knows'? Laughter, especially if it feels derisive, can be mortifying yes, but to anyone, not just to women. The idea that it is worse when directed at women is one that used to be common currency, however - until it got laughed out of town - derisively - by feminism. On what grounds does feminism resort to it now?