I'd generally agree that sexual claims are taken more skeptically, and that the way they're dismissed tends to be different (and gendered). Ironically while se

I'd generally agree that sexual claims are taken more skeptically, and that the way they're dismissed tends to be different (and gendered). Ironically while sexual claims are dismissed more, male-victim sexual claims are dismissed even more than female-victim sexual claims (although female-victim is more common, outside prison/military). I see this more as a sexual/violence/sexual-violence vs. professional ethics/other difference. In this specific case, I think you'll see non-sexual claims from men and women treated the same (although trolls probably dismiss them in a gender-specific way, i.e. going after Andrea's appearance and after Nick in other ways). I don't think ethical issues other than sexual issues would be treated/believed substantially differently based on the gender of the victim here. (I also think a lot of people are uncomfortable discussing sexual violence related problems, so while those certainly need to be addressed as well, if some people only want to focus on the plagiarism/ethics/work-stealing/etc. aspects, that seems like it could still be positive. Doesn't mean other people can't pursue the sexual/violence related issues with a person.)