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As if they hadn't discredited the movement enough already, feminists are now reportedly attempting to collect scalps from notable men in tech. And they're not worried about little things like the sexual assault they report actually happening.
Feminists in tech have been staging attempted "honey traps" to frame prominent male software developers for sexual assault, according to explosive claims on the blog of Eric S. Raymond, a pioneer of the open source movement. In allegations that will rock the world of software development, prominent targets included Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel.
Raymond quoted excerpts from an online chat with a trusted source, who told him that the Ada Inititiative, a recently-discontinued feminist advocacy group in tech, was trying to "collect scalps" by concocting charges of attempted sexual assault against male software developers.
The source told Raymond that the "MO" of the feminists was to "get alone with the target, and then immediately report "attempted sexual assault." The source said he had stopped mentoring female developers over fears that they might fabricate such charges.
In before someone disbelieves the message because they dislike the messenger.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by mojo chan on Thursday November 05 2015, @11:38AM
Sorry, but if you can't provide any corroborating evidence or other witnesses then there is no way we can believe these extraordinary claims.
He says that Linus can't be left along with women. If that were true then Linus could confirm it, and would have little reason not to.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 05 2015, @02:26PM
Ami is that you?
If he gave up the witness you would be attacking that messenger instead.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 05 2015, @03:02PM
> If he gave up the witness you would be attacking that messenger instead.
Certainly the witness's credibility would be up for discussion, that's the entire point of a witness being public - so we can evaluate the likelihood of their claims based on their credibility.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 05 2015, @09:36PM
When a group of people is known for doxxing, swatting, and generally willing to bandwagon against any dissenters requests that an anonymous source against them be exposed, it is both wise and moral to not expose that source.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 06 2015, @05:28AM
That's unfortunate and all, but it still doesn't solve the problem of there not being any real evidence. I don't care *why* their identity is being concealed; I care about evidence.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 05 2015, @09:40PM
Yeah, it is. Funny how some people have their own form of lying, two-faced vitriol so potent that you can tell who they are simply by reading a couple lines of their offensive prose.
(Score: 1, Troll) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 05 2015, @04:05PM
Sweety, you wouldn't believe them if Jesus came flying up on a cloud like Goku and said "Stop being retarded". You're a feminist, this means you buy into their Listen and Believe above all else.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by jmorris on Thursday November 05 2015, @06:09PM
Sorry, but if you can't provide any corroborating evidence or other witnesses then there is no way we can believe these extraordinary claims.
Hmm... Interesting standard of 'journalism' we are promoting now isn't it? Seem to remember a famous anonymous source that ended up bringing down a POTUS. So straight up, do you think Woodward and Bernstein were wrong to keep Deep Thoat's identity secret and was the country wrong in giving their reporting credibility? In short, is it your position that Richard Nixon should have remained President?
No. When dealing with anonymous sources we have to rely on the credibility of the reporter. Woodward, Bernstein and their editors at the Wapo had to decide their source was credible enough to put their own reputations on the line when they kept Deep Throat's identity a secret. Same rule here, do you think ESR has enough credibility or not. I do, he has served in the trenches for decades with honor.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 06 2015, @06:32PM
There was evidence provided, otherwise it would not hold up in court. So where's the evidence supporting these claims? We're waiting.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 05 2015, @11:02PM
Little reason not to? I can think of a big reason he would be reluctant to do so: it's a big headache to have to deal with that kind of flak personally. The SJWs would be out in force against him then, which is exactly what they want. For people like him the only winning move is not to play.