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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017

      Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Nick Jack Pappas

      This doesn't work. Yes, any woman could become the victim of sexual assault. No, not any man could sexually assault women.https://twitter.com/Pappiness/status/919752795280027648 …

      Helen Pluckrose added,

      Nick Jack PappasVerified account @Pappiness
      Men, Don't say you have a mother, a sister, a daughter... Say you have a father, a brother, a son who can do better. We all can. #MeToo
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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017

      I fear my daughter becoming the victim of a sexual assault because arseholes exist. I also know my father, cousin, nephew not to be one.

      2 replies 2 retweets 44 likes
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    3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017

      Sexual assault is not something all men can do better about. This seems to suggest it's something that can happen carelessly.

      5 replies 2 retweets 44 likes
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    4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017

      Carbon footprints & waistlines are examples of things many of us cld do better at reducing. Sexual assault for most of us is already at zero

      3 replies 8 retweets 52 likes
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    5. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      I don't know if it's accurate to claim for 'most of us' though? Isn't that making a rather general claim?

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017
      Replying to @lblwcri

      You think more than a small proportion of men are sex criminals?! That it could be true to say most men commit sexual offences?!

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        2. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          As far as harassment goes? Definitely. Rapists? More than a small proportion definitely but - I'd say not a huge portion either.

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        3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @lblwcri

          Well, harassment depends on your own perception. Rape does not. This is forced sex. What % of men do you think commit rape?!

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
        4. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Statistics on sexual violence are notoriously unreliable. So I wouldn't hazard a guess. But I do think *most* women in most countries, barring some Uber egalitarian European nations - face harassment.

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        6. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @MarvalAlice @HPluckrose

          Prefaced by a 'think'. How about you calm your offence triggers?

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        7. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @lblwcri @MarvalAlice

          It's very difficult to not to be offended by blatant denigration of one sex. 10 -15% of men are rapists? It's the purest sexist bigotry.

          2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        8. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @MarvalAlice

          10-25% is bigotry???!! when by the popularity of this hashtag alone - you get the 'impression' that a significant portion women experience assault of some form or another? What, it's 2% that's assaulting all these women?

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        9. SilvrtonguedDvl‏ @SilvrtonguedDvl 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @lblwcri @HPluckrose @MarvalAlice

          Yes, it is. Most rapists are repeat offenders, not entirely new people, and the rates of rape are incredibly low by any reasonable account.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. Gil Reich‏ @GilR 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @lblwcri

          This is a big strategic & moral question. Do we say sexual predators are rare and evil and we must all fight them? /1

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Gil Reich‏ @GilR 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @GilR @HPluckrose @lblwcri

          Or do we communicate that all men are predators and the difference between Weinstein and most men is just a matter of degree? 2/2

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @GilR @HPluckrose

          You're trying to make a point about 'inherently predatory' versus 'socialised predatory'. I think that social influences are extremely pernicious currently - so while all boys are not inherently predatory - especially during teen years

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        5. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @lblwcri @GilR @HPluckrose

          It's ridiculously easy for them to cross over into the casually harassing side. Maybe without knowledge, peer pressure, etc. So it's easy. Unless there are strong countervailing influences.

          3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. [Ravi] {{{Oli}}}‏ @SatyreContraire 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @lblwcri @GilR @HPluckrose

          'casually harassing' for teen boys sounds a lot like 'not knowing how to approach girls'

          3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        7. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @SatyreContraire @OlivierLambert and

          I'm sorry what??? That's THE most apologetic statement ever. Hey girls, sorry you felt harassed and scared and wanted to run home - he just didn't know how to approach you??? Why not TEACH boys how to approach or.. stay away!

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        8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @lblwcri @OlivierLambert @GilR

          There is no one right way to approach women. It is harassment if he is insulting or does not go away when asked to.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
        9. Testy McTesterson‏ @tymctesterson 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @lblwcri and

          In some cultures girls are expected to be dismissive even if interested and boys are expected to keep trying when dismissed

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        1. LBLouis‏ @lblwcri 16 Oct 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Plus it's not about the number of men who are 'offenders' when we say 'for most of us assault is at zero' right? Even IF it was a small number - significant portion of women could be affected. So to say 'most of us' which is speaking for a majority is inaccurate methinks?

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