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Who's Afraid of Michael Arrington?

13 points by scarmig 14y ago

scarmig 14y ago
I'm surprised this hasn't turned up on HN yet. If there's truth to the allegations AND it's been widespread knowledge among the Powers that Be for awhile, it's a truly disturbing statement on how the Silicon Valley tech community, in particular, is rife with misogyny.
- gkoberger 14y ago
  There was a post (now also dead) about this story not making HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5501075 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5501075 I don't think there's any actual censorship going on; rather, the story's sources are dubious and the community is flagging it.
  - scarmig 14y ago
    I suppose this submission will be dead shortly, then. Alas: it's interesting and relevant to me and I suspect many others, even perceiving the weaknesses in the story.
OGinparadise 14y ago
On the other hand, you can shut up anyone by accusing them of sexual assault /rape. Almost nothing else matters, an allegation is enough to make that person radioactive. I do not know Michael, nor do I care for his personality. Just saying that sometimes there is another side of the story. If woman x accused you of raping her 4 years ago at a hotel, how are you going to defend yourself?
- scarmig 14y ago
  I want more information, obviously. But even a single rape allegation is serious: this case appears, at least to me, to be a history of sexual assault on multiple different people. If you had a friend and every single woman who knew him told you "stay away from him, he's tried to rape me before," I think you would, appropriately, stay away from that friend.
  - OGinparadise 14y ago
    and every single woman who knew him Not even one can say nice words about him? Personal recommendations are fine, what I don't like is asking for every newspaper and blog to carry the accusations, without any proof, as gospel. They may be no way of proving them false, which is essentially required of the accused in such cases, so any damage would be permanent. read this https://gist.github.com/nikcub/5323021 https://gist.github.com/nikcub/5323021
anonbit 14y ago
D H S border guards
- anonbit 14y ago
  that is one ugly sob

13 points by scarmig 14y ago

I'm surprised this hasn't turned up on HN yet. If there's truth to the allegations AND it's been widespread knowledge among the Powers that Be for awhile, it's a truly disturbing statement on how the Silicon Valley tech community, in particular, is rife with misogyny.

gkoberger 14y ago
There was a post (now also dead) about this story not making HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5501075 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5501075 I don't think there's any actual censorship going on; rather, the story's sources are dubious and the community is flagging it.
- scarmig 14y ago
  I suppose this submission will be dead shortly, then. Alas: it's interesting and relevant to me and I suspect many others, even perceiving the weaknesses in the story.

OGinparadise 14y ago

On the other hand, you can shut up anyone by accusing them of sexual assault /rape. Almost nothing else matters, an allegation is enough to make that person radioactive. I do not know Michael, nor do I care for his personality. Just saying that sometimes there is another side of the story. If woman x accused you of raping her 4 years ago at a hotel, how are you going to defend yourself?

scarmig 14y ago
I want more information, obviously. But even a single rape allegation is serious: this case appears, at least to me, to be a history of sexual assault on multiple different people. If you had a friend and every single woman who knew him told you "stay away from him, he's tried to rape me before," I think you would, appropriately, stay away from that friend.
- OGinparadise 14y ago
  and every single woman who knew him Not even one can say nice words about him? Personal recommendations are fine, what I don't like is asking for every newspaper and blog to carry the accusations, without any proof, as gospel. They may be no way of proving them false, which is essentially required of the accused in such cases, so any damage would be permanent. read this https://gist.github.com/nikcub/5323021 https://gist.github.com/nikcub/5323021

anonbit 14y ago

D H S border guards

anonbit 14y ago
that is one ugly sob