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In reply to the discussion: Neil deGrasse Tyson Responds to Sexual Misconduct Accusations [View all]lindysalsagal
(20,683 posts)121. Unstable people come in all shapes and sizes, some of them female.
And famous people become targets for no reason.
If no one can produce any evidence of wrong-doing, or any damaging results, then whether or not he was ever out of line, it's simply not actionable.
Personally, I'd trust him, knowing what I see of him in the media.
We also don't know if the old girlfriend attempted to extort him or not. That's another old game.
There may be lots of information we don't have, but by putting the story out there himself, he cannot be extorted. Unless there is more, and I seriously doubt that.
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All sounds plausible... to be fair, need to compare his detailed accounts to those of the accusers.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#108
Are you saying you can't have an innocent friendship and offer someone wine and cheese?
LBM20
Dec 2018
#9
Why is the subordinate offering to hug the boss to begin with? at least that's what he claims, she
LisaL
Dec 2018
#33
I thought what we were evaluating were this woman's claims about this man's behavior
oberliner
Dec 2018
#50
He notes that she quit the job immediately even though there were only a few days left
oberliner
Dec 2018
#124
She's hugging everyone, and she chose to go to his apartment where nothing happened.
lindysalsagal
Dec 2018
#122
The strange part is going to his apartment. She's not a slave. She has rights and agency.
lindysalsagal
Dec 2018
#143
It is often challenging to decline an invitation from a powerful, influential person
oberliner
Dec 2018
#145
Not as challenging as geting assaulted. You turn him down and THEN if he punishes you go to HR.
lindysalsagal
Dec 2018
#146
Which is why she should have filed a complaint when offered the chance. But she declined
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#178
The more powerful person has a responsibility not to put the less powerful person in that position
oberliner
Dec 2018
#173
Making unwanted sexual advances is what makes something a sexual harassment case
oberliner
Dec 2018
#197
And bolton rump traitors are about to bomb Iran, so very bad days ahead.
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2018
#101
I think you're on to it. The wine cheese invite resulted in both sitting on opposite sides...
brush
Dec 2018
#80
I don't think that's it; she said in another interview that she expected
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#191
Why feel humiliated? It could've been simply a misunderstanding. The job was ending...
brush
Dec 2018
#200
I agree, but I can sort of see her being upset that it wasn't what she thought
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#203
What he is accused of is maybe trying to have an affair. He shouldnt have done that if he did,
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2018
#103
Can we all please support the investigation and see what comes out of it
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2018
#14
Trump would not allow the FBI to investigate anything that he knew would show that
StevieM
Dec 2018
#28
Guess she figure this one doesn't add up to any Presidential election points....
Bengus81
Dec 2018
#169
I have no idea who did what. My post was a reply to a question that amounted to what's the big deal
MrsCoffee
Dec 2018
#23
A lot of workplaces have rules against that (supervisor and subordinate dating), mutual attraction
LisaL
Dec 2018
#39
The sad truth. We live in a time when if you are an outspoken defender of your beliefs....
usaf-vet
Dec 2018
#22
Once again, shades of the Franken topics. The reactions when the accused is "one of ours"
Tarc
Dec 2018
#24
We should just autmoatically assume everybody guilty, no matter WTF they are even accused
LisaL
Dec 2018
#30
they do seem to equate putting someone in a room and trying to rip their clothes off
demigoddess
Dec 2018
#74
I forgot that males get to decide which type of sexual misconduct is ok, and which is serious
Tarc
Dec 2018
#136
This is an excellent model for how to respond to allegations that you believe are not true.
Nitram
Dec 2018
#31
Yes, it's pointless to argue. I think what I think, and you think what you think.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2018
#72
Your response to this totally benign picture out-creeps anything suggested by it.
OilemFirchen
Dec 2018
#115
We are missing a great Senator because no one would do a formal review, instead hounding him out
Hekate
Dec 2018
#55
I'm starting to think Pence has the right idea of never being alone with another female
Revanchist
Dec 2018
#76
Oh please. Think before you post. The exact opposite of what you say is true...
MrsCoffee
Dec 2018
#157
I think it's kind of creepy for a person to go up to strangers hugging them period.
rockfordfile
Dec 2018
#99
Guess you've never been to an AA/NA meeting ... it's practically a rule that you hug strangers there
mr_lebowski
Dec 2018
#138
Who actually decides the timing of such accusations? And are they calculated to achieve some effect?
VOX
Dec 2018
#135
I'm not even going to grant that he behaved inappropriately, just that it was
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#176
Sorry, but I don't buy that. You have consistently tried to interpret every aspect of the situation,
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#205
Which nice people do when they think they've inadvertently upset a friend. /nt
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#179
Also, this is the most straight-up piece of garbage I've read in some time:
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2018
#182
A "Native American handshake" that feels a person's "vital spirit energy" is bullshit.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2018
#210
More likely he's creepy and is fine straying over boundaries. It's pretty clear from his statement.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2018
#211
He says "I've never forgotten that handshake, and I save it in appreciation of people
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#214