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> Women get sexually harassed or assaulted much more than they fabricate allegations for personal gain (and note that this is not what happened in this case), a
by Klockan 9y ago
> Women get sexually harassed or assaulted much more than they fabricate allegations for personal gain (and note that this is not what happened in this case), as a woman rarely gains from making allegations, either true or false.
I don't understand the logic here, are you saying that men gain more from sexually harassing women than women gain from falsely accusing men? I think you would have a hard time finding a man who would be in a better position if he just started sexually harassing women.
Edit: Note that I believe that honest accusations are far more common than false ones, I am just criticizing this explanation.
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- TeMPOraL 9y agoI think GP is simply implying that, since "a woman rarely gains from making allegations, either true or false", she doesn't have a strong incentive to make false accusations. Which is IMO a fair explanation, though personally I disagree with the assumption here. The way sexual harassment is treated these days, even a vague false accusation is a very powerful weapon. Hell, even a threat of an accusation is a powerful weapon.
- matt4077 9y agoSorry to interrupt your little men-only discussion "women: willing victim or scheming accuser?". But did any of you notice that the alleged false accuser in this case is actually a man?
- TeMPOraL 9y agoI'm pretty sure everyone here did, but this particular subthread diverged to a tangential topic, which is normal.