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> Bill Cosby as an example. Rich and wealthy people can cover up a lot. See Michael Jackson. It doesn't mean that child abuse is rampant among musicians. I al
by matt_wulfeck 11y ago
> Bill Cosby as an example.
Rich and wealthy people can cover up a lot. See Michael Jackson. It doesn't mean that child abuse is rampant among musicians.
I also work in IT and I share the GP question. If it's as rampant as some articles and people make it out to be then the harassers are getting very good at covering it up.
- eropple 11y agoThey might be good at covering it up. Or you're not actively looking, and so it's not in your sphere of awareness. Or the coworkers to whom it's happening don't trust you enough to discuss the problem with you, and so it's not in your sphere of awareness. I'm a pretty average straight white dude, but I have seen this happen, right in front of me, at multiple jobs, and absolutely nothing happened except when I spoke up and started something over it. The targets didn't say anything, because the power imbalance (real or perceived; I tend to think the latter, but then, I'm not the one being attacked and made to feel powerless in the first place) was too great.
- 794CD01 11y agoUnfortunately, child abuse is, in fact, rampant among musicians. Want to try a different argument?