4 ms·
I found this satire article insightful: https://medium.com/@ultralux97/stallman-must-be-removed-a3061b09fb22 https://medium.com/@ultralux97/stallman-must-be-rem
by crazypython 6y ago
I found this satire article insightful: https://medium.com/@ultralux97/stallman-must-be-removed-a3061b09fb22 https://medium.com/@ultralux97/stallman-must-be-removed-a306...
He posts hundreds of posts on his personal blog condemning rape, and they cherry-pick the one post where he argued for a different definition of rape.[0]
He is accused of being transphobic despite asking everyone to "honor their preferences about their gender identity" with respect to pronouns.[1]
The letter accused Stallman of sexual harassment. The appendix explains that for thirty years, had an unacceptable way of asking women out on dates. Note that he has never been accused of groping or sexual assault.[2]
The original open letter's Appendix[2] has two true claims (and one false claim I won't address here):
- In 1999, he had a mattress in his office which he slept on. This made some women avoid RMS because they considered it abnormal and creepy.
- In 1985, he told a woman he'd kill himself if he didn't date her.
EDIT: The accusation of sexual harassment may have validity as he was known to hand out pleasure cards.
[0]: Ctrl-F this for "rape": https://web.archive.org/web/20210325013942/https://stallman.org/archives/2018-may-aug.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210325013942/https://stallman....
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26584613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26584613
[2]: https://selamjie.medium.com/remove-richard-stallman-appendix-a-a7e41e784f88 https://selamjie.medium.com/remove-richard-stallman-appendix...
- henriquez 6y agobut i thought he's cancelled?
- allears 6y agoAbout "being taught" -- apparently not. He was passing out "pleasure cards" (invitations to have sex) to women at a conference. When told it was inappropriate, he simply invited women to step outside the conference premises before handing out the cards. Also, besides his harrassment of women, he's apparently known for being abrasive and obnoxious in general. Not at all the sort of person one would want as spokesperson for a supposedly welcoming and inclusive organization.
- dang 6y agoPlease don't copy-paste comments on HN.