The Fall of Harvey Weinstein

antlers · 2019-07-23T23:13:23.686Z

You are implicitly endorsing the Trumpist “never acknowledge, never apologize” line.

CF_Kane · 2019-07-23T23:29:41.292Z

antlers:

You are implicitly endorsing the Trumpist “never acknowledge, never apologize” line.

I honestly do not see how.

MrGrumpy · 2019-07-24T03:39:35.713Z

CF_Kane:

Kavanaugh did nothing wrong, given that his accuser was a political opponent.

Except she wasn’t, all she did ask for was a proper investigation that she wasn’t afforded and that BK defenders (and himself) railed against.

CF_Kane · 2019-07-24T04:22:33.901Z

MrGrumpy:

Except she wasn’t, all she did ask for was a proper investigation that she wasn’t afforded and that BK defenders (and himself) railed against.

Sorry, to be clear, I don’t think Kavanaugh did nothing wrong. I believe Christine Ford. I was just saying that the dismissive approach that Jane Mayer was taking in her New Yorker article, and Matt_W appears to be adopting, would lead one to dismiss Kavanaugh’s accusers as well.

Djscman · 2019-07-25T13:11:22.075Z

AK_Icebear:

A better version of Let me be Frank is the spoof with a voiceover by a local film student that helped direct - really funny IMO.

While this is very funny, this isn’t actually a local film student doing the voiceover. It’s actor/podcaster James Urbaniak, possibly best known for his work in The Venture Bros. as Dr. Venture, doing a bit.

rrmorton · 2019-07-25T13:13:47.335Z

Well, he did say “spoof.”

Djscman · 2019-07-25T13:19:20.389Z

Fair.

legowarrior · 2019-07-26T21:14:44.024Z

NPR.org

Fresh Air For July 25, 2019: Journalist Jane Mayer On The Accusations Against...

Hear the Fresh Air program for July 25, 2019

I am just listening to this right now

Gordon_Cameron · 2019-07-28T16:36:07.509Z

nytimes.com

After Investigation, Neil deGrasse Tyson Will Keep His Job

Dr. Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct. The American Museum of Natural History said he would remain director of the Hayden Planetarium.

kerzain · 2019-08-09T18:56:48.898Z

CNN

Sex abuse case against Cuba Gooding Jr. can go forward, New York judge rules

The sex abuse case against Cuba Gooding Jr. can go forward after a New York judge threw out a motion to dismiss the case, according to court documents.

Nesrie · 2019-08-09T18:59:44.611Z

They get their day in court at least, so many of these cases are too old for that.

MrTibbs · 2019-08-27T05:42:35.997Z

Zoe Quinn has accused a developer of the darling indie game A Night in the Woods, Alec Holowka, of sexual and psychological abuse, following another designer coming forward with serious allegations against Elder Scrolls composer Jeremy Soule.

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zoë “bi fieri” quinn (UnburntWitch)

I’ve been silent about this for almost my entire career and i can’t do it anymore. Sorry if this is rambling and messy, I’m scared shitless to out an industry legend like this but I can’t live with the secret anymore 1/2 https://t.co/DpbhtuaoEP

4:53 AM - 27 Aug 2019 5.6K 2.5K

Gordon_Cameron · 2019-08-27T07:32:06.681Z

Yay, gamergate 2.0 incoming =\

kerzain · 2019-08-27T08:15:30.878Z

Get out!

geggis · 2019-08-28T21:15:24.498Z

From Meg Jayanth (80 Days) and others on Alexis Kennedy:

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meg jayanth (betterthemask)

An anon account has been naming abusers in the games industry. Alexis Kennedy is one of them. I can't speak to the motives of the anon, but Alexis is a well-known predator in the games industry. I have been warning people about him for years.

5:00 PM - 28 Aug 2019 2.9K 1.2K

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Olivia Wood 🐾 (babelfishwars)

I was in a relationship with Alexis Kennedy for nearly two years. He was my line manager the entire time. It was kept a secret from the whole company, including the board. twitter.com/betterthemask/…

meg jayanth @betterthemask

An anon account has been naming abusers in the games industry. Alexis Kennedy is one of them. I can't speak to the motives of the anon, but Alexis is a well-known predator in the games industry. I have been warning people about him for years.

7:04 PM - 28 Aug 2019 1.2K 500

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Emily Short (emshort)

I believe everything said here. While none of these things happened to me, the stories I have heard chime with my own experiences of Alexis: at times sitting too close to me when I’d come to Failbetter to talk about freelance work; >> twitter.com/babelfishwars/…

Olivia Wood 🐾 @babelfishwars

I was in a relationship with Alexis Kennedy for nearly two years. He was my line manager the entire time. It was kept a secret from the whole company, including the board. https://t.co/551cdUqpTG

8:18 PM - 28 Aug 2019 290 100

strategy · 2019-08-28T21:32:13.733Z

Tragic. First and foremost for the victims, of course, but it’s hard to hear stories like this about a developer one admires (and really don’t want to believe) from other developers one admires. Though, I believed it when I first read about it from Jayanth, and reading corroboration from Short and others just underlines this. Doubly tragic to realize that this is/was apparently an open secret in the industry.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, given the maturity displayed by a large segment of the games industry in general, but still… ugh.

strategy · 2019-08-28T21:47:24.051Z

And just to underline it:

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Failbetter Games | PAX West (failbettergames)

We believe and stand with everyone who has come forward to speak out about Alexis Kennedy tonight.

9:25 PM - 28 Aug 2019 430 150

That’s the company he founded, coming down on the side of the accusers.

kerzain · 2019-08-28T21:52:10.286Z

To be fair, they don’t have much of a choice. Better to upset one guy than the internet.

Mark_Asher · 2019-08-29T05:41:54.733Z

kerzain:

To be fair, they don’t have much of a choice. Better to upset one guy than the internet.

Or perhaps it’s just an honest response from them instead of damage control.

kerzain · 2019-08-29T06:00:27.103Z

Pfft.