I don’t understand why this needs to be said to people on the left but:
1) We should care when a man on the left is accused of inappropriate behavior toward women
2) We should want to understand the full facts
3) We should care about speaking knowledgeably
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1) We should care when a man on the left is accused of inappropriate behavior toward women
2) We should want to understand the full facts
3) We should care about speaking knowledgeably
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4) We should care about correcting misinformation
5) We should be against spreading unfounded conspiracy theories that discredit the women involved
6) We should be against reflexively dismissing women without even closely considering their stories
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5) We should be against spreading unfounded conspiracy theories that discredit the women involved
6) We should be against reflexively dismissing women without even closely considering their stories
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7) These should all be true whether we like that person or not
And, finally
8) We should be able to have *informed* conversations about what we believe and what is an appropriate outcome.
This shouldn’t need to be said.
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And, finally
8) We should be able to have *informed* conversations about what we believe and what is an appropriate outcome.
This shouldn’t need to be said.
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We can’t claim to actually give a shit about the treatment of women in society while also reflexively shitting on, dismissing or ignoring real-life women speaking up about someone we like or want to protect.
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It isn’t even about that person, that situation or that accusation.
When we on the left reflexively reject and dismiss an accusation - or its legitimacy as a problem even if true - we teach younger women they won’t be believed or listened to - especially if the man is popular.
When we on the left reflexively reject and dismiss an accusation - or its legitimacy as a problem even if true - we teach younger women they won’t be believed or listened to - especially if the man is popular.
I am a man. I can’t believe I need to say all this. I’m certainly not the best person to deliver it.
My notifications will now fill with a not-small number of women angrily aggrieved at me for having said it.
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My notifications will now fill with a not-small number of women angrily aggrieved at me for having said it.
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We should actually care. We should give a shit what women have to say when they come forward with a story of something inappropriate.
Every time. No matter who it is.
Even when it is someone we like.
Especially when it is someone we like.
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Every time. No matter who it is.
Even when it is someone we like.
Especially when it is someone we like.
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Our tweets aren’t going to decide a case.
They decide whether we walk the walk though.
And they likely decide whether some woman, somewhere, someday comes forward with a painful story about something that shouldn’t have happened that demands accountability.
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They decide whether we walk the walk though.
And they likely decide whether some woman, somewhere, someday comes forward with a painful story about something that shouldn’t have happened that demands accountability.
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