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CNN’s Don Lemon: The right is trying to say people have a right to defend ‘your town,’ ‘your street,’ and ‘your country.’ Imagine if every single person in America did that

Leisher wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:19 pm CNN’s Don Lemon: The right is trying to say people have a right to defend ‘your town,’ ‘your street,’ and ‘your country.’ Imagine if every single person in America did that
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This summer, Jenny began following Deuxmoi, a crowdsourced celebrity gossip Instagram account. Deuxmoi, which declined to comment for this story, publishes unverified and uncorroborated reader-submitted comments about celebrities, including anything from sightings to purported leaks of information. The account's bio reads, “statements made on this account have not been independently confirmed. this account does not claim any information published is based in fact.”

Rebecca Ortiz, an assistant professor at Syracuse University who studies the #MeToo movement and social media, said that accounts like Deuxmoi are useful for women precisely because they can’t be verified. “Somebody with power [is] going to be able to use that power against anybody who is accusing them. … To gain any power back, you have to sometimes go into these anonymous ‘unverified spaces’ because you’re not being heard anywhere else,” Ortiz said. But sharing stories anonymously can lead to backlash. “Voicing those stories in a space that isn’t verified plays into that tendency we have already to question victims and survivors. But it’s not the space itself doing that, it’s our culture. ”

It’s possible that untrue accusations of sexual assault could be shared on sites like Deuxmoi; the account has posted tips that later turned out to be false. But a fear of being accused of lying has led many women to keep quiet about assault, Ortiz said. That’s why some are more comfortable sharing their stories anonymously, particularly after the #MeToo movement led them to recognize they weren’t alone, she added.

GORDON wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 3:34 pm She wasn't lying, she just accused every black guy she saw for a while.

Leisher wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 10:15 am McD's suing former CEO for the $40M he got when he was ousted for banging employees.

GORDON wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:51 pm Seems like a stiff penalty for what is described as a consensual relationship.

GORDON wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:51 pm Seems like a stiff penalty for what is described as a consensual relationship.