dangling "liars will be shot" or equivalent though is what causes victims to kill themselves when taunted with "you are a liar"
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Replying to @o_guest @addamschloe
so it's a delicate balance that sadly at the present is unaddressed
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I totally agree, and it really is a delicate situation- but there are cases where people have killed themselves over allegations
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there are overwhelmingly more cases where trans women and black men have been murdered over false [rape] allegations
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Replying to @o_guest
So, again, it's vital to simultaneously combat stigma towards survivors and do our utmost to prevent attacks based on lies
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Replying to @addamschloe
the distribution of where the lies are in biased away from white cis dudes though, so the/your OP of this thread is misguided
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I will simply say that I have had personal (not first-hand) experience with this situation, which affects how strongly I view it
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Replying to @addamschloe
so has one of my best friends and trust me the allegations that are false center around trans women and black men
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Replying to @o_guest @addamschloe
white dudes are just not in the camp of people to falsely accuse cos like you said they lawyer up — pointless to falsely accuse
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Not every white man has as much disposable income as Casey Affleck or Donald Trump.
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your OP was about them though
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Replying to @o_guest @addamschloe
and yes, but on average they do and they have immense social privilege compared to black men and trans women
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