Twitter at the speed of parenting
Dear dudes in my mentions, “Well in MY country it’s perfectly legal for a 45-year-old man to bang a 16-year-old girl” ...not the strong defense you think it is.
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Note what this apology includes: - a laser-like focus on his OWN experience of the incident - am attempt to shift blame to the media for “mischaracterizing” his words Note also what it does NOT include: - NO regret for having made the comments - NO plan to do better next time
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- NO empathy for the primary victims: people who were upset when they read the actual email - NO hint, even, of awareness of those folks, despite one of them having written the medium post that kicked this all off
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This is exactly the sort of bullshit he’s gotten away with for 30 years. NOT THIS TIME.
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Stallman has resigned from MIT, still claiming it was due to a “misunderstanding” Dude, we understand you JUST fine. That’s the problem.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbm74x/computer-scientist-richard-stallman-resigns-from-mit-over-epstein-comments …
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I started this thread four days ago. The silence of the
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Aaaaaaand seven minutes after I posted this, an official communique!https://twitter.com/fsf/status/1173780935910797312?s=21 …
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I want to take this moment to appreciate Selam Jie Gano, the MIT grad who wrote the medium post that set all this off. https://medium.com/@selamie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec210794 … Thanks for your courage, Selam. It gave me the push I needed to get this going.
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We also owe an immense debt to all the people who’ve called this out since the 80s, usually in the face of individual and organizational indifference (or even hostility). I see you. You set this up, it was just for us to push over the finish line. Thank you
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A person feeling bad in response to reasonable words cannot be considered a victim.
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