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This seems like a very common way to dismiss complaints of sexism, whether those complaints are valid or invalid. Could someone explain why?

I remember an similar complaint against a woman who said she was groped at a conference. What, is she expected to get a video of him groping her? There's a reason why so much sexism happens behind closed doors, off the record, or just in person when nobody else is nearby.

These things need to be public because that is required before we can discuss them. We are not putting GitHub on trial here.



Did you read your own sentence before posting?

>>This seems like a very common way to dismiss complaints of sexism, whether those complaints are valid or invalid<<

If the person has an invalid complaint, it means she is lying and there is no sexism.

So yes, you do need both sides of the story.


> Did you read your own sentence before posting?

What does this question add to the discussion?

> So yes, you do need both sides of the story.

In particular, one should not dismiss a complaint of sexism before hearing both sides of the story. This is what the GP seems to be saying as well.




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