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It makes sense that those who condone harassment would support others who harass, or at least tend not to see other harassers in a negative light? Self-reporti
by soyiuz 9y ago
It makes sense that those who condone harassment would support others who harass, or at least tend not to see other harassers in a negative light?
Self-reporting bias would certainly have some effect, but not as much as brute similarity of worldviews regarding women, gender, sex, workplace etc. Like attracts like. Nothing fishy about that.
- whatok 9y agoHarvey Weinstein, several actors, tech people, politicians, etc who were serial harassers/assaulters were all outspoken on "women's rights" and feminist causes. It's very easy to think your own identical behavior is different from others and demonize people in turn. There are countless examples of this.
- sevensor 9y agoWell, sure, that argument sounds reasonable to me, but nothing in the study actually supports it. And that's why this reporting is particularly dangerous. It gives us a fact that's not really a fact, further dividing the polity and making political reconciliation more difficult. Us versus them sells papers, but it's bleeding the republic.