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Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to employee fears of harassment

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Re: Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to employee fears of harassment

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If he was sincere in his defense of free expression at Google, James Damore should take this opportunity to speak out in defense of his former colleagues. Doxxing is a pure intimidation tactic.

Is there a name for this rhetorical form? If X was a true Y, they would do what I say all Ys should do.

Re: Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to employee fears of harassment

#6
You know, when you're wrongly accused of being sexist, attempting to clear your name by having an hour-long, preening conversation with Stefan "The evil that women do is generally invisible to society which is why there’s so much violence in society" Molyneux doesn't seem like the best option.

Re: Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to employee fears of harassment

#7

If he was sincere in his defense of free expression at Google, James Damore should take this opportunity to speak out in defense of his former colleagues. Doxxing is a pure intimidation tactic.

Is there a name for this rhetorical form? If X was a true Y, they would do what I say all Ys should do.

Yeah, the "No True Scotsman" fallacy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

Re: Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to employee fears of harassment

#9

You know, when you're wrongly accused of being sexist, attempting to clear your name by having an hour-long, preening conversation with Stefan "The evil that women do is generally invisible to society which is why there’s so much violence in society" Molyneux doesn't seem like the best option.

Yea Stefan was not the greatest choice. But I thought he did well on Bloomberg, even though Emily Chang had it out for him.

Cancelling the Town Hall is a cop out.

Re: Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to employee fears of harassment

#10

You know, when you're wrongly accused of being sexist, attempting to clear your name by having an hour-long, preening conversation with Stefan "The evil that women do is generally invisible to society which is why there’s so much violence in society" Molyneux doesn't seem like the best option.

Yea Stefan was not the greatest choice. But I thought he did well on Bloomberg, even though Emily Chang had it out for him. Cancelling the Town Hall is a cop out.

It's not much of a "town hall" if employees are afraid to participate.
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