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Originally Posted by snootchiebootchies
Anyone else concerned that the debate surrounding the Ansari accusation centers around whether the events described constitutes sexual assault and not on the moral fairness of publishing the account from one anonymous woman? In the previous accusations of this #MeToo movement, they were supported by other women with similar stories (or even by police reports). Or, if there is a lone accuser, such as Eliza Dushku, the woman is making the accusation openly, and not hiding behind anonymity. This particular accusation seems like a very slippery slope. Even if Ansari is not branded as a sexual assaulter by the public and by Hollywood, he was still embarrassed and humiliated publicly while the accuser remains anonymous.
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Unfortunately the reaction has served to polarize "sides" in this debate.
Tons of women (and men) on social media basically just bought the insane witch hunt hook line and sinker and called Ansari a rapist. Anyone defending him is a rape apologist. And their defense of the anonymous woman centres on arguments about how she would be attacked by online trolls if her identity is revealed (which is a good possibility) and that she doesn't deserve the spotlight since she's not already famous (apparently only people who are already famous should accuse other famous people of crimes).
The sad part is that the extremists will ruin this movement for the rest of us.