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1/ Here it is: White men always willing to make excuses for other White men's sexual violence. "Genuinely fallen in love" - Prof Speed frightened Barbara. He professionally sanctioned her. He impacted her mental health & safety. THAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT https://twitter.com/lteytelman/status/977071392976879616?s=19 …
2/ "He's no sexual predator like Harvey Weinstein." Sexual predators have existed long before people evoked the name of one celebrity producer- including in science. Weinstein is NOT the yardstick that men are measured as to how "bad" harassment is. This is rape culture apologism
3/ Anyone who wants to argue Prof Speed "only" sexually harassed 1 woman & downplay this - you are contributing to sexual harassment. You are the reason why survivors don't come forward. Barbara lost her will to study & lived in fear for years. One life is NOT insignificant.
4/ Finally so-called male "allies" - truth really comes out when your solidarity is tested. When it means condemning a friend or colleague or someone you look up to. When it means reconsidering shortcomings. Or putting yourself on the line to stand beside us. DO BETTER.
I can see it was a bad tweet. I wanted to convey the opposite but can see I clearly didn't say it right.
Thanks for recognising, Lenny. I hope you reflect deeply on this. Because if your reaction is to read that article and think Terry was "deeply in love" & defend this - you need to grapple with the insight that is the same logic Terry used to justify harassing & punishing Barbara.
Gender violence - whether it be sexual harassment at work, or intimate partner violence, or assault or rape - are all connected to gender inequality & attitudes about gender. Specifically, men feel entitled to women's attention & availability, irrespective of the impact on women.
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