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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by CydeWeys on Saturday September 07, 2019 @07:22PM (#20907357)
Indeed, why would he? It seems incredulous, and yet he did. That's why he's been forced out of his position.
Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by nf8nnfufuu on Saturday September 07, 2019 @07:38PM (#20907447)
I have no issues with him being forced out of his position. I have an issue, in this sub sub thread, with people mandating that I should have considered that head of Media Lab would openly meet a convicted sex trafficker.
Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by ineedasername on Saturday September 07, 2019 @11:10PM (#20908373)
Fair enough, I guess, and if you'd just said that you'd have been better off. What you said instead showed a complete lack of understanding for how sexual abuse is inflicted on people. By implication that anyone not held directly against their will couldn't be a victim. That power dynamics play a huge part, along with shame, guilt, and sometimes necessity.
Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by nf8nnfufuu on Sunday September 08, 2019 @05:35AM (#20909490)
"By implication that anyone not held directly against their will couldn't be a victim."

I never said any such thing. I said the opposite thing: that it is possible a young assistant to an old guy is not a victim. That's an important distinction.

I think establishing a rule in society that young women can't work for old men would be wrong.