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[annathepiper]

Let’s lead this post off with a couple of general reminders:

First off, the giveaway for Valor of the Healer is still in progress and running until Friday! As of this writing I have only six entrants, so your chances are really, really good at a shot at one of the two free copies I’ll be handing out. Nobody’s cleared the bar to get in on the draw

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i am amused

[rmd]

from deep in a metafilter post about harassment at sf cons:I just want to point out that the proposed standard that accusations must be corroborated explicitly puts the conversion rate between accuser testimony and accused testimony at significantly less than one. Since this maps very cleanly onto a well-known and well-understood gender dynamic, it similarly defines (typically) female testimony as mattering less than (almost always) male testimony in the name of a supposedly detached, supposedly objective "presumption of innocence." (The rate TFB proposes above, for instance, is three females equaling one male.)

Perhaps we could suggest instead that male con-goers always travel together in groups, and that they never allow themselves to become alone with someone who could potentially falsely accuse them of harassment, regardless of how well they think they know that person. Male convention-goers would also be well-advised to limit the amount of alcohol they drink so that their faculties aren't compromised, as well as to ensure that their testimony can be relied upon later in the event of a false accusation. They should also be certain to maintain proper decorum in their public behavior at all times, so as not to give anyone the false impression that they might be the sort of man who would behave inappropriately in private. It's no longer politically correct to say it, but false harassment accusations are a two-way street, and men have it within their power to prevent many of these events from occurring if they carefully monitor their own behavior and keep their personal safety at the forefront of their minds. Many of these men who have been falsely accused simply refuse to take responsibility for the bad decisions that brought them to that point. If you look back on the game, and you’re the quarterback, is there anything you would have done differently?

Re: i am amused

[annathepiper]

HA!