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1. Havoc · 1790342300 · focus · HN ↗

   Sad that they feel this is necessary.

   Also feels like something that could be life ruining if someone innocent finds themselves on the list by mistake/fluke. This is presumably crowdsourced which is not bulletproof

   1. pjc50 · 1790343252 · focus · HN ↗

      There will of course be a secret mirror blacklist: anyone who does report sexual assault to the authorities will find it much harder to get a job and impossible to access the inner circle.

      (Famously, Weinstein did this to actresses)

      1. watwut · 1790344971 · focus · HN ↗

         Epstein sponsored lawsuits against women who accused others of sexual assaults.

         And also based on the emails, because convinced made Epstein more respected in his circles.

         1. pjc50 · 1790351473 · focus · HN ↗

            Also Neil Gaiman trying to use NDAs against his domestic staff. There's a long and nasty history of this.
      2. RickJWagner · 1790364949 · focus · HN ↗

         Weinstein is doubly bad. At the same time he was raping starlets and blacklisting victims, he cultivated a ‘woman friendly’ public image, famously bankrolling Hillary Clinton’s campaign and acting as an industry mentor to Obamas daughter.

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