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It's insane that this article outs one of the alleged victims based on other's account of what happened even though she herself declined to comment. Women shou

It's insane that this article outs one of the alleged victims based on other's account of what happened even though she herself declined to comment. Women should be given the freedom to disclose these things on their own terms and this has been taken away from her.

craftyguy 9y ago
But it's super trendy to report on sexual misconduct these days, and no news outlet is going to sacrifice clicks for victim freedoms. /s
- cantrip 9y ago
  It's not trendy it's a much needed discussion that is a long time overdue. Don't diminish it by labeling it as trendy.
  - dominotw 9y ago
    much needed thing can be trendy.
    - cantrip 9y ago
      Don't diminish it by labeling it trendy.
dawhizkid 9y ago
one of my first thoughts reading this article - aren't there journalistic standards around things like this?
- cantrip 9y ago
  Yeah I really don't get it. It's not like the accusations from the multiple women who would speak on the record weren't damning enough. But the author decided to open the article with secondhand accounts of abuse towards a woman who did not want to speak about it. It's very poor journalism.
dewyatt 9y ago
> Women should be given the freedom to disclose these things on their own terms All people, not just women.
indubitable 9y ago
So this is to say that if a person involved in a crime refuses to comment on it, nobody should be allowed to? And as we are a society of innocent until proven guilty -- in cases where somebody is accused, should the media not be allowed to publish corroborating statements until the accused has had their say on their own terms? I can certainly see an emotional argument for what you're saying, but logically I don't think this is very cogent.
- cantrip 9y ago
  Yes, I believe that journalists should not be basing their reporting on hearsay. I think there's a logical argument to be made that if you have one victim who does not wish to speak publicly but multiple other women who will, you respect the privacy of that woman.

craftyguy 9y ago

But it's super trendy to report on sexual misconduct these days, and no news outlet is going to sacrifice clicks for victim freedoms. /s

cantrip 9y ago
It's not trendy it's a much needed discussion that is a long time overdue. Don't diminish it by labeling it as trendy.
- dominotw 9y ago
  much needed thing can be trendy.
  - cantrip 9y ago
    Don't diminish it by labeling it trendy.

dawhizkid 9y ago

one of my first thoughts reading this article - aren't there journalistic standards around things like this?

cantrip 9y ago
Yeah I really don't get it. It's not like the accusations from the multiple women who would speak on the record weren't damning enough. But the author decided to open the article with secondhand accounts of abuse towards a woman who did not want to speak about it. It's very poor journalism.

dewyatt 9y ago

> Women should be given the freedom to disclose these things on their own terms All people, not just women.

indubitable 9y ago

So this is to say that if a person involved in a crime refuses to comment on it, nobody should be allowed to? And as we are a society of innocent until proven guilty -- in cases where somebody is accused, should the media not be allowed to publish corroborating statements until the accused has had their say on their own terms? I can certainly see an emotional argument for what you're saying, but logically I don't think this is very cogent.

cantrip 9y ago
Yes, I believe that journalists should not be basing their reporting on hearsay. I think there's a logical argument to be made that if you have one victim who does not wish to speak publicly but multiple other women who will, you respect the privacy of that woman.