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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by URSpider94 on Friday June 23, 2017 @10:17PM (#14624068)
Not taking no for an answer is sexual harassment, if it makes the person on the receiving end uncomfortable.
Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by qubex on Saturday June 24, 2017 @03:38AM (#14624761)
I'm very happy my fiancée didn't take ’no’ to be my definitive answer. You really can't reduce these things to binary operations.
Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by graphememes on Saturday June 24, 2017 @07:00AM (#14625180)
Unfortunately the majority of these individuals haven't actualized that things in life aren't completely binary and attempt to apply a binary algorithm to solve non-binary problems.
Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by qubex on Saturday June 24, 2017 @08:03AM (#14625305)
According to the accounts I have read (that have not been upheld in a court of law "beyond all reasonable doubt" or whatever the standard for these things is), this man was definitely in the wrong and had to be stopped. I applaud those women who selflessly put their names out there to stop him.

However, it seems to me, as a non-American, that the US is pretty hysterical on this topic. Humans make each other uncomfortable sometimes, some situations are inherently awkward, emotional anguish is inflicted on good people (I've had to fire a few... that's horrible on both sides of the desk)... there's no reason society should be ascribed the duty to guarantee that nobody ever finds themselves in situations they are not comfortable in.

As I mentioned, my partner pushed my boundaries a bit, but I'm doubleplusgood happy she did. In hindsight, my initial reticence was an error, and by persisting she allowed me the opportunity to correct that. Now our lives are significantly enhanced as a result. I don't see why such behaviour should be subject to censure. Did it make me uneasy? In a transitory way, yes. But it's part and parcel of existing in a social fabric.

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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by eropple on Saturday June 24, 2017 @03:29PM (#14627084)
Put your name on your accusations. They did.
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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by DanBC on Saturday June 24, 2017 @04:31PM (#14627334)
> but the things being labeled as rape right now are outlandish

Do you have any examples? (I'd prefer some with links, please).

Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by braveo on Saturday June 24, 2017 @08:29PM (#14628043)
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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by eropple on Saturday June 24, 2017 @03:33PM (#14627106)
> Women who don't say "no" for the first time are widely considered low-moral

There is no "low morality" in a woman accepting an invitation to go on a date even in the most hidebound parts of the United States. But that's not what you mean. You don't mean "interact". You mean "screw". That you're conflating the idea of "regular, not very confident or skilled people" interacting with women with its very small subset, screwing, is telling as to your worldview and how you regard the women under discussion.

You should stop digging.

Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by wruza on Saturday June 24, 2017 @07:15PM (#14627876)
Of course it's no low morality in accepting a date. But I thought we discuss this in context of loose sexual behavior (implied by the article events), not of going on dates or making relationships. As of interact vs screw, it is the matter of accent, not of an objective view. Please don't take my words out of context, nor make a personal diagnosis. Proving [not your] point by attacking the person under his uncertain inferences is not a great way to deliver an argument anyway.

How do you have brief experiences, btw?