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6 Female Founders Accuse VC Justin Caldbeck of Making Unwanted Advances (techcrunch.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Yesterday The Information reported on allegations made by half a dozen women working in the tech industry who say they have faced unwanted and inappropriate advances from Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Justin Caldbeck, co-founder and managing partner of Binary Capital. The women include Niniane Wang, co-creator of Google Desktop and a prior CTO of Minted; and Susan Ho and Leiti Hsu, co-founders of Journy, a travel planning and booking service. The Information also talked to three other women who said Caldbeck made inappropriate advances to them. It says these women did not want their names disclosed for fear of retaliation from the VC -- and because of wider concerns they might suffer a backlash from men in the industry who don't see inappropriate advances as a problem. Among the allegations made to The Information are that Caldbeck sent explicit text messages to women; that Caldbeck sent messages in the middle of the night suggesting meeting up; that Caldbeck suggested going to a hotel bedroom during a meeting; that Caldbeck made a proposition about having an open relationship; and that Caldbeck grabbed a woman's thigh under the table of a bar during a meeting. Several of the women reported finding Caldbeck's advances so awkward they gave up on continued dealings with him. In Caldbeck's initial statement, he "strongly" denied the allegations and claimed: "I have always enjoyed respectful relationships with female founders, business partners, and investors." However, in response to The Information's story, his tone changed significantly: "Obviously, I am deeply disturbed by these allegations. While significant context is missing from the incidents reported by The Information, I deeply regret ever causing anyone to feel uncomfortable. The fact is that I have been privileged to have worked with female entrepreneurs throughout my career and I sincerely apologize to anyone who I made uncomfortable by my actions. There's no denying this is an issue in the venture community, and I hate that my behavior has contributed to it." Caldbeck has since released a full statement to Axios, where he says he "will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from Binary Capital..."
If there's something to this, then they should report this to the cops instead of broadcasting massive smear campaigns. Oh right, filing false reports is illegal so they resort to this instead.
Feminists just don't want women to have to be held accountable for the truth. So much for equality.
why is this random person newsworthy? oh, he's not, it's just a blog based smear campaign sponsored by slashdot. nice.
This news is:
Probably largely true,
probably what he did isn't illegal (just awkward),
and he's probably already been punished by his company.
tbh there's no reason to publicize anyone in this story, the situation's been handled. Let people move on with their lives.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
The women include Niniane Wang, co-creator of Google Desktop and a prior CTO of Minted; and Susan Ho and Leiti Hsu...
3 comments, all critical of the women for complaining. So you're all okay with sexual harassment and discrimination by sex when it happens to women. You guys are like a broken AI - predictable responses that could be churned out by a bot. Or just cut-n-paste whole threads from previous discussions, because it's always the same, whether it's about pay, sexual harassment, discrimination in its many forms - and then you wonder why your cubby-farm mates are almost all dudes.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
He didn't abuse his position as employer because he's not their employer. He's a guy making passes at women, and they reject him. Any inability to handle the social awkwardness of that is their issue to be dealt with by them getting a thicker skin.
But then this is just whineyness here. They're not actually doing anything except complaining about his annoying passes at them. The equivalent of telling the wife about a husbands infidelities. So he should also shake it off as socially awkward.
Have you ever made a pass at a women and she's rejected? Has the subsequent relationship been very very awkward. The answer is yes for every man in the world.
There's no need for proof. He has admitted it. Read the story again - it's been updated. So much for your racist powers of deduction.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
What the fuck is that supposed to mean? "I accuse you of not being wanted...by me."
Sexual harassment is a thing.
Sexual molestation is a thing.
Sexual assault is a thing.
Is "unwanted advances" supposed be a thing?
I don't know what he did, but if it was wrong, they should rephrase because "unwanted advances" makes it sound like all he did was make a pass at them and get shot down.
I had a co-worker get fired for
He: "Would you like to have dinner?
She: "No."
He: "Oh. Ok. Thank you."
Very respectfully delivered - by that I mean the "Thank you" wasn't sarcastic. I didn't think that was at all inappropriate but HR took a dim view of it. They were the same level, not management to a subordinate. (An HR person was in the same room when this happened, she didn't report it.)
Now, in this case, things were quite inappropriate in my view, and I only wish one of them had been like an old girl friend of mine, 5' nothin, 100 pounds soaking wet, and a sixth dyne belt. Not sure what she would have done, but she did have quite a temper on her.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
We're not talking about rape. Nobody's accused him of that.
What he's accused of is making advances towards women over whom he exercised some form of power. If you don't understand why that's wrong, then you're part of the problem.
Given the fact he's already resigned his position and published a not-quite-apology/not-quite-admission, it would seem that *the allegations that were actually made* have some basis in fact.
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
What I do see is that the three who are named are Asian. Anyone with experience of Asian cultures would know to take their accusations with a very large bag of salt.
As an American with experience living in one Asian country for almost two years, I know your statement doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
"Asian cultures" is about as diverse a bag as one can imagine.
Perhaps you've not heard, but protecting the identity of a vulnerable witness in a trial is known to be a thing.
The women include Niniane Wang, co-creator of Google Desktop and a prior CTO of Minted; and Susan Ho and Leiti Hsu, co-founders of Journy, a travel planning and booking service.
Guess we can see where Mr Caldbeck's tastes run.
Anyone with experience of Asian cultures would know to take their accusations with a very large bag of salt.
Anyone with experience of Asian cultures would recognise your prejudice from about 10,000 li away.
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
I should be very clear. I got a divorce, years ago, because I kept sticking my dick in my secretary. There were multiples.
However...
If you're going to penis an underling, ensure that they know their job is NOT dependent on their agreement to participate. In fact, most of the times, they initiated the behavior that led to my sticking my penis in them.
It does get awkward if the breakup goes poorly. It's probably a good idea to live your life exactly opposite of the way I have led mine. Do not penis your secretary... You'll get a divorce and it makes the office awkward. Also, there are probably some ethical concerns.
Actually, Imma post this as AC.
A man without power is a bitch. Your inability to understand that resigning is no more than a tactical retreat proves you have the mind of a bitch.
...I mean the average woman attracted to tech work is probably about the same as the average man, so not the best looker in the room...
Oh, wait, the women are all Asian.
Carry on, then.
How about, "Don't go looking for honey where you get your money"?
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
"unequal-power relationship"
NONE of them have accused him of abusing his VC relationship (the "unequal power relationship") to demand sex with them, they're accusing him of simply making unwanted passes.
Which is fine. Socially awkward, but fine.
He tried, he failed, the attempt was socially awkward for them. They complain, the complaining situation is awkward for him.
And? Where do you fit into this relationship attempt? Nowhere. It's between him and them, not you.
What do you call a man who abuses his power?
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
Unwanted advances are creepy.
Right?
Without the founder and his money, they likely won't make it to earnings season.
It's because of women.
... from TFA:
On the latter point you only have to look at recent goings on at a company like Uber [and this] to understand where such concerns are coming from.
It little behooves the best of us to comment on the rest of us.
You banned us from taking female children as wives over 100 years ago the second you gained political power.
You expect us to be you ally?
Maybe a good 'better-a-millstone' right thinking christian protestant man...
Literally Hitler?
Ezekiel 23:20
But Susan Ho was definitely asking for it.
"it was an abuse of his position"
You don't get to define that.
The law defines that.
Outside of the law, there are employee behavior rules that define that.
Outside of employee rules, there are social norms that define that.
The social norm for men and women is sexual, due to hormones that drive reproduction. It's the basic state of men and women.
They rejected him, its awkward for them and him, you have no place in that.
Your Honor, I was suffering from a terrible case of Yellow Fever!!
Pain is merely failure leaving the body
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Oh come on, Silicon Valley is libertarian central. You're thinking of Berkeley.
Senator? Mr President? Your Honor? I give up, can I have a hint?
And that's why I will never work for a company that has a woman at a C level. They blame everyone else besides themselves.
Although I can hardly agree with this, if it were true, they would have Hillary as a role model.
Watching the Silicon Valley startup scene is like watching a bunch of immature, wealthy high school kids: incapable of dealing with their sexuality, incapable of relating to each other professionally or personally, throwing temper tantrums, and running to mommy and daddy when things don't go the way they want to.
I guess the saving grace is that, at this rate, they aren't going to reproduce much.
Unfortunately, that's not sufficient, because if your unmarried, sex-crazed 30-something CEO hits on your feminist 20-something radical, your job is still at risk.
A better rule is to simply avoid workplaces with large numbers of millennials, feminists, and progressives, and instead look for companies where most employees are older, professional, and slightly conservative.
when he first started some overly ambitious women fucked him for capital, and then he started expecting it. this is usually how these guys get these weird entitled ideas. doesn't excuse it, just saying from my own experience, some women will fuck you hoping to get favors, and if you're young and naive you don't handle it properly. no excusing him though, anyone with a basic education knows this is unacceptable.
If he really did it I won't defend him, but I'm damned suspicious of people who make allegations into a media circus instead of handling it in court, directly, for the very reason that they're going to media and not court. I won't defend anyone pushing subordinates for sex or other creepy behaviors like that, but I do want the matter to be settled in court before we start condemning anyone publicly.
I don't trust the court of popular opinion, I'd rather these things be handled in a real courtroom, without the media circus.
Women out of tech NOW! America needs loving wives and mothers, not yet more filthy self-serving corporate tools.
Justin Caldbeck is the VC (or was) of Binary Capital. They have investments into huge companies like Twitter, Instagram, and Snap Chat. One of these things is not like the other. Instagram. It is now owned by Facebook but wasn't when they invested. These women shouldn't have waited and I think it's a tactic to destroy competition. I would like to know who whispered into their ear to give them the "courage" to say something. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/08/snapchat-ipo-facebook-twitter-markets-investors-web-summit.html. Facebook wants them to recoup their loss by selling their shares with what they have. They've tried everything to compete with Snap Chat since they won't sell to them and have failed miserably. The only thing left to do is discredit who they can. https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/01/binary-capital/.
Who knew there were so many women founders in tech!? According to the NY Times the tech industry is just a bunch of white frat bros doing keg stands and playing foozball.
I agree with that. Millennials were bred and raised by older generation using completely wrong moral values.
This is why we can't have more women in STEM!
We could probably use some training on this. Judgement of your own actions isn't easy especially in an area that you aren't good at. A lot of guys that cross the line in dating don't intend to and don't know they are doing it until they are called out. If this is the case here I actually respect the guy for admitting what he did was wrong instead of denying it or arguing it wasn't wrong. Asking a coworker out even your boss isn't wrong as long as it is done with out putting pressure on the other person.* Men need to know when they are pressing a woman to hard or using any form of power over a woman. (yes, I'm generalizing). And women, definitely need to know when they are acting like a herd, and pushing each other to do ever more and more harassing things to some guy they have collectively decided to victimize.
*I have a friend who is marrying her old boss and she's thrilled. She tall, beautiful and crazy strong, so most men are terrified of her.
If you really need to work in an environment where there are no dating prospects to feel comfortable, it is a safe bet the problem is you.
Corporate espionage strategists have found a weakness in the public mindset that they harp on whenever they get the chance.
Just stir up a "women's rights" fervor and watch as companies defying the status quo crumble.
Standing by to be modded down by the naive bleeding hearts who love gossip more than rational thought.
Advances are always unwanted. ... go on.
Advances are made in order to know whether the other party is available and willing to
Maybe you meant "unexpected", "unsolicited" or "unpleasant".
But not "unwanted"!
Sent as ripples into the electromagnetic field. No single photon has been harmed in the process.
Apparently, you can't read.
If you don't understand why that's wrong, then you're part of the problem
Translated:
If you're not with us, you're against us
and
it would seem that *the allegations that were actually made* have some basis in fact
Or he was forced to save any face he could because the backlash against this gossip was so strong.
Given that there is no evidence, no factual account, no story about specifics from either side, it's not that hard to figure the motive behind this if you don't get hooked by your misplaced emotions. Accuse some one and watch as they burn. This is why humanity invented law and order.
He has admitted it
I know you're a shill, but still, the facts are plain for anyone to see.
He admitted to some vague guilt of being unaware of himself, not to any specific action, under extreme duress. This is what could be called a 'forced confession', except there was no specific charge against him, just "he made us feel uncomfortable".
The way to abuse this phenomenon is obvious to anyone with half a strategic brain. Those of us who see this need to band together at all costs, setting all differences aside, and withdraw from the sectors of society that are swayed by this insanity, forming enclaves to shield ourselves and our families.
standing by for shill accounts to mod me down for defying the editors' mouthpiece
...an advance was unwanted until you actually make it? I don't know about you, but the rest of us never get a note from a woman that says "make an advance on me."
A Beta male pretending to be an Alpha male.
It is one thing to wield power, it is another thing to wield it artfully.
You need to literally go anywhere else in the country. SV is looney toon left by comparison.
Unfortunately, that's not sufficient, because if your unmarried, sex-crazed 30-something CEO hits on your feminist 20-something radical, your job is still at risk.
Except that doesn't generally happen. Uber is still going. TFA's venture firm is still going. You seem awfully concerned about people doing wildly inappropriate things getting fired, because you seem to think it might get you fired. You're pretty much admitting to inappropriate behaviour there.
SJW n. One who posts facts.
It's not the radicals trying to talk someone in their workplace into having sex with them for money or advancement here is it?
That's the problem, and an extremist evangelical Christian woman who believes a man should be the head of a family and her man should be obeyed at all times is going to be just as pissed off at such sleazebags as any feminist.
It seems like the only people who get accused of this sort of thing publicly are very rich, straight males; CEOs and VCs.
First, the dude admitted it. Second, only white males? I'm sure that Crosby chap got accused of much worse recently.
SJW n. One who posts facts.
Please don't offer to "translate" things written in a language you apparently don't understand.
You say "there were multiples" and yet claim "their job was not dependent on it"??
So this was various members of a secretarial pool you were hitting on, and not women you treated like disposible tissues because they were subordinates??
That spray mark on the wall of the restroom stall isn't "art", dude.
Does it matter? He freely admits that he did wrong, and deserved the resulting unhappy consequences. He goes on to counsel the reader not to follow in his footsteps.
How likely are further attempts at analysis to provide any additional information or insight?
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
The way to abuse this phenomenon is obvious to anyone with half a strategic brain. Those of us who see this need to band together at all costs, setting all differences aside, and withdraw from the sectors of society that are swayed by this insanity, forming enclaves to shield ourselves from any liability for not keeping our trouser snakes in our trousers during working hours and our families from finding out about it.
TFTFY.
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
First, the dude admitted it.
Did he admit that the claims of the women were true? The answer is no, he didn't.
Why are you lying? How come you and Barbara are lying about it? My guess is that you just read Barbara's comments where He lied, and are now just repeating it, because the truth isnt part of your agenda today. You agenda is your personal appearance.
Guess what... you just became uglier.
"His name was James Damore."
Why are you lying? How come you and Barbara are lying about it?
your a moran
My guess is that you just read Barbara's comments where He lied,
Barbara's not a dude. The clue is in the name.
Anyway here's something for you:
https://techcrunch.com/2017/06...
Caldbeck says:
The past 24 hours have been the darkest of my life. I have made many mistakes over the course of my career, some of which were brought to light this week. To say I'm sorry about my behavior is a categorical understatement. Still, I need to say it: I am so, so sorry.
So yeah, he apologised for the stuff he did, so why are you denying his apology? What right do you have to speak for him?
Guess what... you just became uglier.
nah brah I'm ripped and beach ready
SJW n. One who posts facts.
No, I'm simply concerned about lying feminists, White knights, and a culture of victimhood. You know, the kind of unprofessional mindset you display.
What I don't see a problem with is two people misunderstanding what the other thinks is going on and one doing something that the other thinks inappropriate.
Once you've said "Don't do that", then there is no misunderstanding. Unless you didn't mean "don't do that" when you said it, in which case that was not appropriate. But either ignoring the request or making a false request is a problem.
But if you don't say "Don't do that" because you're worried that you'll lose a deal, then the problem is at the very least a large part your fault. By not saying that so you get the VC capital you're just making sexual advances part of the deal and every time one is accepted in silence you make it a VALID CLAIM that sex is part of the deal. It doesn't make their abuse of power any more right, but it DOES mean you can't say it's their fault you accepted the advances, YOU DECIDED TO DO THAT.
It's the same goddamned problem with violent rhetoric or religious violence: if you excuse the violence that seems catalyzed by some rhetorician's speech as not being that pulpit pundit's fault, you ensure it can keep going and you make it easier for those who don't know they're in the wrong to deceive themselves and give cover to those who know what they're doing. Pointing it out may anger some "moderates", but it removes the cover from the problem and it's harder to deceive yourself about it and harder to falsely project your innocence to others and the problem erodes over time.
No, feminists have their very own ways of using sex for advancement and money. Fowler and her boss are two sides of the same coin.
The guy just loves Asian pussy give him a break
But MOST likely to be berated by them.
Because if you don't get the unwritten rules of social interaction because of a mental development oddity that puts you on the autistic spectrum, you will most likely ask someone you're attracted to something that the other person thought they had "clearly indicated" by subtext was unwarranted.
Indeed the SJW effect, such as it is, is based on the opposite: the belief that the clues you so clearly "see" as being indicative MUST be seen by everyone else. You empathise with others on subtext easily. Which means you project your own internal thoughts and conclusions onto others easily and never once question this assertion, unlike an autistic or aspergers sufferer. And when you "feel" that someone is wrong, you immediately start empathising what wrongness they must be thinking to do what you yourself would not do. YOU are not a bad person, you would not do this, therefore doing this is what a BAD person does, therefore THEY are a bad person. So now you look for subtexts that indicate exactly how right you are.
Whereas someone in ASD would not know how it works inside someone else's head and would either be confused, take it all on surface observable appearance and actual explicit text, or would FUCKING ASK.
And it may be that asking (getting solid data) before making a conclusion that makes the prevalence of ASD among the STEM group so much higher than in other human areas of endeavour.
Moreover, it could therefore be easily explained that if you push someone into STEM, they will be less likely than "normal" for a STEM graduate/employee to be on the ASD spectrum and would, primed with "there's a lot of sexism in STEM" to SEE sexism there far more than someone of the same sex who already wanted to be there and therefore likely an aspie or similar. Because that latter person would have ASKED before coming to a conclusion. Instead of just empathising one into existence.
Apparently, you treasure your precious victimhood.
Donald? Mr Trump? Mr President?
Not at all. I just pointed out that you're a moron.
Apparently you think men can't be trusted to stop thinking with their dicks. "I couldn't help myself. She shouldn't have dressed the way she did."
Indeed, men who let their little head override their big head shouldn't be working with women. This explains the self-organizing emergent culture that has made tech evolve into such a toxic place for women.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
My point exactly. Yet, feminists insist on gender balance in every company instead of letting people sort themselves out based on who they want to work with.
And just like these Silicon Valley men are obviously driven by their immature sexual urges they have never learned to control, these Silicon Valley women are driven by immature female behaviors they have never learned to control either. Hilarity ensues.
Let's go back to the grandparent: "What he's accused of is making advances towards women over whom he exercised some form of power. If you don't understand why that's wrong, then you're part of the problem."
You "translated" that as "If you're not with us, you're against us."
So, let's get this straight: Do you think it's OK for a man to make direct advances against a woman who is his direct subordinate, psycology patient, or student? Do you think it is OK for a man to tell a subordinate that they will get fired if they do not sleep with him? Where do you stand on this issue?
Oracle seems to be doing pretty well with a female CEO.
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
"Barbara" is a dude. A dude that likes getting fucked by other dudes.
There's a name for that, right ?
A boss hitting on a subordinate is always inappropriate, regardless of the genders. There's a power differential and the possibility of an implied quid pro quo, even if it isn't explicit. It's always a problem, even if it isn't couched in abusive context, because the subordinate may feel duress and the boss won't know whether that's the case or not.
Otherwise, unwelcome advances aren't harassment unless they become inappropriately persistent or obviously harassing.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a youtube comments section scrolling - forever.
Except that "Not hitting on the hired help" is pretty much the antithesis of "unprofessional".
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
A better rule is to simply avoid workplaces with large numbers of millennials, feminists, and progressives
You should definitely do that.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
You forgot the most common one: "officer."
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
You're confusing "libertarian" and "libertine". Billionaire leftists misbehaving isn't libertarianism.
Oh come on, Silicon Valley is libertarian central. You're thinking of Berkeley.
The legal system of the People's Republic of California still applies.
Yeah, because you know what never happens? Conservatives being caught in sex scandals.
Christ, you people who are all libruls-bad-conservatard-good are worse than the new earthers in your lizard-brained ignorance.
We agree on that.
But there are many other ways of being unprofessional, and you display several of them.
I do! I'm just commenting from the sidelines on how dysfunctional these people are.
M: Hey, I find you attractive and would like to get to know you better. Would you like to go on a date sometime?
W: No, no thank you. I'm not interested.
M: OK .....time passes....
W: I was threatened and intimidated by his "Power" boo-hoo. Somebody pwotect me fwum da big bad man!
And men will tell women in power that they are making inappropriate sexual advances.
I can't wait to try on the whole shoe store.
Whoosh. I meant, you should avoid those places because you suck and then the rest of us will be able to enjoy them without your toxic crap ruining it.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
I am so happy I left America and you weakling coward beta male sissys. You've bent over so far for the whacko left you don't even have any idea what it means to be masculine anymore or the how a proper man/woman roles must work.
The type of relationships where the man stays secure in his responsible dominant role to produce a family and help secure the community have been destroyed. No surprise western society HAS fallen apart and birthrates are in the toilet. The state has replaced the family. The policeman has replaced the father. And men must yield decisions to women, creatures that left without male guidance often fall succumb to their illogical, emotional, manipulative ways. Take a look at a trailer park to see failed women and men. Now the US and Canada have become national trailer park.
To bad most will not be able to figure out this is not a troll.
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Why is there a hole in the stall? Every time I go to look I keep getting poked in the eye. I'm very curious, so I looked one more time, now I have a black eye for Christ sakes.
Bill is that you? Why you posting AC.
There are a lot of professional business situations where I don't need to spell out that something is inappropriate. There is a context and you should be aware of that context and behave appropriately without being prompted to do so.
“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
I can sum up this whole convo, here it goes:
Men are horny and want sex. Don't want sex, don't get horny. Dont work with women if you are horny.
It's perfectly obvious what you meant.
What "rest" would that be? Correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to be living in a row house in a small British city playing with obsolete video games.
And the thing you are standing up for is a toxic stew of Silicon Valley "bros" and rabid progressives going at each other's throats.
I'm quite proud not to be part of either the culture you actually come from, or the one you pretend to be part of.
This is called the Dobler Dahmer theory.
It seems more likely that rich straight males make the news more. And particularly, VCs and tech CEOs make the news here on Slashdot more.
Unfortunately, that's not sufficient, because if your unmarried, sex-crazed 30-something CEO hits on your feminist 20-something radical, your job is still at risk.
Can I remove some qualifiers here to simplify this statement: "if *person A* hits on *person B* at work, your job is still at risk". That is, if any employee is hitting on any other employee at work, they should be fired. Sounds reasonable to me. As another poster said, the workplace is not a singles bar. Do you actually want to work at a place where that isn't the case?
And there are a lot of business situations that are just social situations at work, and the appropriateness is different.
Therefore your claims are still insufficient as rebuttal to the post I made.
There is context,and that context is different in every situation, yet you want to make it the same context in this situation even when you don't know what the situation is.
For example, is it inappropriate for a woman to use sex to get VC funding? If so, and the VC thought that was what was going on, then the wrongness was from the woman first. If the woman then made it clear this was not the case, then it was a mistaken assumption. Much like the one you are making here. And if the VC continues to pretend that it is still a swap of sex for funding, then the VC is wrong. But if the woman accedes to the sexual advance until AFTER the deal has been struck, she is in the wrong.
There was a time where I came to slashdot for "non-CNN" headline news... What's happening ?
No, I'm simply concerned about lying feminists,
So. Much. Pearl. Clutching.
So why are you whining all over this story then? The feminits in question aren't lying: the dude they've accused has admitted to it. Ergo, they were telling the truth.
So, what you're actually worried about is people telling the truth. If the truth frightens you, then you are most certainly part of the problem and do not in any meaningful sense qualify as "professional".
SJW n. One who posts facts.
If you didn't quote selectively, it would perhaps make more sense to you.
"The truth" is that both "the dude" and the women behaved unprofessionally.
then we will have a problem.
Ask Barbara Hudson. He's a fag and has probably been raped before. He'd know all about it I guess ?
And that's why I will never work for a company that has a woman at a C level. They blame everyone else besides themselves.
Male C-level folks do it too. Ever hear of the expression "shit runs downhill?" We've all had bosses who make serious errors of judgement against our better advice, then when the crap hits the fan it's not their fault. And if you disagree your days are numbered, even if you have all the proof in the world, because "you're a troublemaker who doesn't respect authority."
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
Or men could just learn to control their urges. Why is that such a radical thought?
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
> If you don't understand why that's wrong, then you're part of the problem.
grow a fucking spine; if you think your boss hitting on you is a problem, YOUR the problem. Not your boss.
I'm all for it. Unfortunately, that's hard to do in an environment in which large numbers of people claim that gender is merely a social construct and pretend that women and men are interchangeable.
And, of course, the problem isn't just that men fail to control their urges, it's that women fail to control their urges just as much.
"The truth" is that both "the dude" and the women behaved unprofessionally.
Nope, the dude behaved very unprofessionally, the women behaved reasonably. The only reason you're calling them unprofessional, it appears, is because you're petrified of the same sort of thing happening to you.
here's a free bit of advice: stop behaving unprofessionally and you'll be fine.
SJW n. One who posts facts.
Writing blog posts about how awful your past employer was is not professional behavior, not matter whether the reason was bad pay, homophobia, or a horny boss.
Good advice. You should heed it since you obviously have trouble with it.
But you haven't been working in large organizations anyway, have you?
[At a faculty meeting about sexual harassment:] "...we were handed a printed list of 'guidelines.' Number one on the list was: 'Do not make unwanted sexual advances.' Someone demanded querulously from the back, 'But how do you know they're unwanted until you try?' (Okay, it was me.) Our leader, David, seemed oddly flummoxed by the question... --Laura Kipnis, "Men: Notes From An Ongoing Investigation" (Henry Hold, 2014)
How does a person know the advances are unwanted unless they first make the advances?
The whole "gender (identity) is a social construct" is definitely bs. The sense of which sex you are is innate. It's just how it's expressed that changes with society, and that's kind of to be expected.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
Did you ever stop to think that maybe his public apology was simply to save face? We live in an era where public opinion rules. Get accused of rape? Doesn't matter if you're found innocent in court, you may as well skip town and start over somewhere else, because everybody will think you're a rapist. Accused of child molestation? Again, doesn't matter if the courts find you innocent, you are permanently branded as a creep and you'll be lucky if you don't get beaten within inches of your life by an angry mob. The same applies in this case. There is a lot of publicity shining a light on him. We don't know if the allegations are true or not. Heck, even the media keeps referring to them as allegations and accusations, so how are you so completely and utterly sure he's guilty? His apologies never address specific instances, but are instead rather vaguely worded.
From the article you linked:
Maybe he did it, maybe he didn't. I don't know. You don't know. To pretend otherwise is to lie. Period.