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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)