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Right, I read that, but is it necessary to be publicly on the record? Couldn't the information be privately confirmed, protecting the women from retaliation and
by tabeth 9y ago
Right, I read that, but is it necessary to be publicly on the record? Couldn't the information be privately confirmed, protecting the women from retaliation and still allowing the case/accusation to move forward?
It just seems like an unnecessary risk/vulnerability. Of course, there's also the fact that by going on the record you also encourage others to do the same, which is an immeasurable benefit.
- niniane 9y agoI am one of the three women who went on the record with my name: Niniane Wang. I initially asked to be anonymous, but no reporter would publish unless they had named sources. I knew that Justin was continuing to harass women. Using my name was the only way to stop him. In other words, yes, it was necessary to be publicly on the record.
- ajoy 9y agoNiniane, I can only imagine the mental anguish you must have gone through. I applaud you and the other women for taking a stance, a public stance and standing up to these perverts. You are an inspiration.
- Anonymous888 9y agoNiniane - thank you so much for having the courage to step forward.
- ithinkinstereo 9y agoThank you for making a stand and calling inappropriate behavior out.
- reducesuffering 9y agoThank you for your bravery. You have my utmost respect.
- RestlessMind 9y agoThanks for speaking out, Niniane. To improve the environment in the Valley, we need brave people like you.
- unhinged_wanker 9y agoThank you.
- abeger 9y agoThank you for speaking up.
- danieka 9y agoThank you for stepping forward!
- admiralpumpkin 9y agoThis must have been very difficult decision to come forward. Thanks!
- randfish 9y agoThank you Niniane. Your courage is so appreciated.
- SandersAK 9y agothank you for bringing your story forward.
- nicholasjbs 9y agoThank you!
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- rectang 9y agoYou have my gratitude and my admiration.
- fatbird 9y agoIt matters that you went public. It shouldn't require you to go public for it to matter, but it does, and so it does.
- qubex 9y agoThank you for your courage, I'm sure putting yourself out there has spared other women the plight of enduring the same experience you were subjected to. That's real altruism.
- BukhariH 9y ago@niniane - Thanks for being open with something so personal. I know it must have been a hard decision to make because you were probably worried about how you & your company would be treated afterwards but this is going to help open so many people's eyes.
- cmstoken 9y agoThank you Niniane. Your courage is so appreciated.
- abakker 9y agoI could see how being publicly on the record might also protect people from retaliation. If any retaliation occurs now, won't it be easy to point to this story?
- daveFNbuck 9y agoRetaliation isn't always obvious. If half of VCs used to return your calls and now none of them do, which ones are retaliating against you and which ones are part of the half that wouldn't have returned your call anyway?
- rocqua 9y agoLike stated higher up in the thread, non-testimonial proof is hard to come by in cases like this. Publishing a story with unnamed sources in such a case is very difficult to distinguish from a smear-campaign. Not only does naming sources give more credibility, it also doesn't rely fully on the credibility of journalists. You can only say "it's true, just trust me" without being able to back it up so many times. Testimony of anonymous sources are useful as corroboration, not as the main evidence. The sources here don't need to fear for their lives, nor are they able to produce documents to back up their claims. I do not wish to diminish the courage that was needed to go on the record here. In fact, this is even more risky because hard evidence is so hard to come by in cases like this.