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> Why just women? Because they are the people who have been made uncomfortable by his behavior. If it were men, or also men, I'm sure the parent post would hav
by amp108 7y ago
> Why just women?
Because they are the people who have been made uncomfortable by his behavior. If it were men, or also men, I'm sure the parent post would have read "men or women". This is not an abstract case, so implying that somehow men are underrepresented when dealing with a person whose (alleged) behavior has been targeted at women sounds a little petty.
Imagine someone is accused of abusing children, and the local prosecutor says "if we find that any children have been harmed, we will press charges". Do you really think you need to correct them by saying "but what about adults?" It's unnecessary, and distracts from the actual case.
- megous 7y agoThe post just asks a question. I'm sure plenty of men were also made uncomfortable by his behavior and stubborness with regards to free software. I'm just asking why exclude those? I don't think doing uncomfortable things necessarily means harmful abuse, so your metaphor doesn't help me much.
- kragen 7y agoStallman has made everyone uncomfortable. Have you ever met the guy? But that's not a good excuse for firing him.