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Demit

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3. Thank you for sharing your story.

Reply to HeartLikeAWheel (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 11:08 AM

Dec 2017

False accusations are a risk to anyone in a position of prominence or responsibility, when they come in contact with hundreds/thousands of people. The risk increases when they have colleagues who could profit by destroying their reputation. I'm glad your chair was level-headed in your situation. That doesn't always happen, as we have just witnessed.

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The Paradox of #metoo [View all] HeartLikeAWheel Dec 2017 OP

In politics especially... SHRED Dec 2017 #1

Exactly! HeartLikeAWheel Dec 2017 #2

Thank you for sharing your story. Demit Dec 2017 #3

The Paradox is that Trump won on a message of White men are being unfairly treated Johonny Dec 2017 #4

Thank you Leighbythesea Dec 2017 #5

This is why formal mechanisms are needed to sort accusations out. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #6