Part of the problem is that Stallman didn't try to defend Minsky by pointing out that the allegation was unconfirmed and that we shouldn't assume guilt. Instea

Part of the problem is that Stallman didn't try to defend Minsky by pointing out that the allegation was unconfirmed and that we shouldn't assume guilt. Instead, he said Minsky "probably" slept with the woman and then argued that this should not be considered sexual assault, even though at the very least it would have been statutory rape. It's a bad look no matter how you spin it, and seems to indicate a kind of misogyny and treatment of women as sex objects. It seems to place him firmly in the toxic patriarchy which is no longer considered acceptable. I saw a comment along the lines that Stallman is still living in the 1970s in that respect. That's a problem for a public figurehead today, unless of course they're a right-wing conservative.