I haven't been following the situation too closely, but from what I know a number of women have come out accusing him of sexual misconduct (mostly on social media). One specific case was of author Zinzi Clemmons who confronted him at Sydney Writers’ Festival on May 4 about how he mistreated her in graduate school. Later that same day, she tweeted that he cornered and kissed her against her will 6 years ago. This was what sparked the other accusations.
> she tweeted that he cornered and kissed her against her will 6 years ago.
This is what gets to me. 6 years ago. I'm not saying she is lying, but 6 years? Why wait until RIGHT NOW?
There could be a HOST of reasons. As in all things, it's confusing and complicated. You're distilling it down to "then she should have come forward sooner," and that's a tool used to deflect more often than not.
I am saying that because she tweeted the alleged incident, without any other proof other than her word, Diaz is not only in the public spotlight but also losing his chairmanship based on that Tweet. Not giving Diaz even the opportunity to defend himself from an accusation like this is both reactionary and unfair.
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know I was on the jury or had a position of power with which to make decisions on this. Think about how reactionary you're being first. I didn't call for him to step down. I didn't call for her to stop lying. I didn't call for his life story even. I'm just saying that typically "why wait til now" is obfuscation.
Y'all need to understand that if he was innocent then he'd likely have fought to keep whatever position he was in. Shit, Trump does it and he's not even innocent.
Dude, relax. In todays politcal climate (MeToo), I pointed out that someone can make accusations about another person and have seen these public individuals come under fire for it and have their lives fall apart. If this was done six years ago, it would not have the same effect as today, which is why I pointed out to "why now"
> Y'all need to understand that if he was innocent then he'd likely have fought to keep whatever position he was in.
He hasn't even had enough time to get a lawyer to go through due process to confirm his guilt and people are already saying that he did it.
> Trump does it and he's not even innocent.
Entirely irrelevant comparison to the whole conversation
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