These two men were enormously rich and successful even before the allegations were madehttps://twitter.com/AllieBeauregard/status/836076903412944896 …
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Replying to @addamschloe
you can still be sued, your career ruined after you are successful? There are examples of this.
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Replying to @o_guest
Sure, but it's harder. Celebrities can hire better lawyers and tend to be more easily forgiven due to a less personal bond
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Replying to @addamschloe
oh certainly — I just wasn't sure what finer point you are making or what exact angle you have? Still not sure...
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Replying to @o_guest
My main angle is that false allegations are still totally capable of ruining a career and people who make them should be prosecuted
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Replying to @addamschloe
sure but that's like saying people who bring up false racism allegations should be prosecuted... it's not a common thing!
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Replying to @o_guest @addamschloe
there's little motive to falsely accuse somebody of raping you... it's admitting something extremely taboo and shameful: rare
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Replying to @o_guest @addamschloe
stats on false rape allegations and what we know about humans not wanting to admit horrible stuff about selves back this up
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Replying to @o_guest @addamschloe
if anything we should empower and encourage survivors & victims to speak up not scare them with false rape allegations stories
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Replying to @o_guest
I think it's possible to empower people to speak up whilst also not making it too easy to witch-hunt.
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that's great then — tell me more
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Replying to @o_guest
Just by continuing to support survivors and chip away at the stigma whilst also having fairly strong sentences for PROVEN lies
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