"definitely wasn't an accusation that you could just toss around without receiving major backlash."
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cc racists and the black people who get killed by them.
Women not being responsible for the actions of men is filed under Society's Mental Gymnastics. When it comes to power & money, men (according to them) should be in power bc they are supposedly so very rational & even keeled. But, once women are in the picture- total loss of control! This shit will not change until…
Society wants women to courageously fight back against their attackers and be brutalized doing so because it fuels the media machine that is powered by sexualizing violence against women. They'd rather have a dead martyr than a living victim who might say things that hurt their feelings, because that martyr no longer…
Women can't win. If we stay silent about our harassment/abuse, people will blame us for not saying anything. If we DON'T stay silent, we're still condemned or worse, killed. When are people finally going to understand that WE are not responsible for the actions of men? This man was so insulted that a woman would…
Wow. I know it is a holiday (and a happy Thanksgiving to you, Diana) but perhaps this could be added to your original story with an "Update" tag and pushed back to the top of the Deadspin page? I hate to see this incredibly crucial addition lost in the comments - especially since, as you note, this was dumped on the…
In breaking news related to this case, some records in it just got unsealed (I have no idea why but, trust me, I really wanna why). Turns out, Cosby admitted in a deposition to giving the interview in return for killing the Beth Ferrier story in the Enquirer. This basically confirms what Constand's legal team said…
Diana wow, the last two paragraphs especially, well done. You truly get it, and shines a light on Andrea that is respectful and so overdue- hard not to think of her in heroic terms.
Excellent reporting. Constand is an amazing human being. That the guarantee of some sort of justice for her had to come with her silence is frustrating, but I hope the overdue fall of Bill Cosby is contributing to her peace of mind.
You're right, it's a sensitive calculus. I do wonder how many people tried to talk to the Jane Does, but maybe a gazillion did and they didn't want to talk. That's their decision, and reporters have to respect that. But I also think a lot of stories could have been done from other angles but didn't happened because of…
As a guy, I want to thank you for this article. I've never dealt with the kind of silencing and shaming that these women dealt with as a result of their decision to come forward. I probably never will. But having that process explained in all its particulars is enlightening and appalling. Reading about the lawyer who…
It's a similar attitude in the UK as well. This is going to sound crunchy as hell, but it starts with people placing newborn babies in their own rooms away from their parents so they can learn to be independent.
That cat is the best cat to ever have catted.
"I shall avenge you!"
Anita has been accused of faking these threats and not actually making police reports before. The actual people who accused her of it found out themselves that not only was she telling the truth, she was also dealing with the FBI.
Ok. As an HBS MBA grad (the "real" one), can I please set the record straight?Executive Education programs, like the one Tyra attended, are still HBS. They are actually a very large part of the school, taking up about a quarter of the campus. Tyra is not claiming to be an MBA, she is saying that she attended Harvard…
Depending on your interpretation of forgiveness I suppose. I once saw an Oprah show years ago where they were discussing what forgiveness means to people and why it is so hard to give. A lot of people, or perhaps most, assume that to forgive someone means you are saying something like "it's ok what you did, I'm over…
Ray Rice gets two weeks (initially).
Look Bob, we're your friends, we love you but seriously you need to stop leaving your herring bones in the sink. Screw you Steve, I do what I like! See Steve! I told you! You can't talk sense to this guy! Trevor! your not helping! Bob, Trevor is upset because you don't clean up around here as much as you should, we…