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@yoavgo @haldaume3 existence of policy provides an opportunity for people to get some knowledge. Empathy IS a basic & required skill at ACL.

@yoavgo please do not dismiss these reports of hurt because *you* wouldn’t have felt hurt. @haldaume3

@yoavgo @haldaume3 so, these women & men were hurt, but “many people” don’t think they shdv been. This is… an opportunity for education?

@yoavgo @haldaume3 don’t think you realize how tough it is to tell techbro he’s abusive w/o turning into “mean feminists” pity party for HIM

@yoavgo welcome to being aware of harassment. Everybody gets to learn about it somewhere. @haldaume3

@haldaume3 @yoavgo YES

@yoavgo @haldaume3 seriously: just Google “geek feminist timeline incidents” for MANY well-doc’d examples of tech bros behaving badly.

@yoavgo @haldaume3 …but I welcome it as a step acknowledging there’s a problem. (See AA’s First Step.)

@yoavgo @haldaume3 …& have the scales fall from eyes when someone says “too far”. Honestly I don’t think a policy will fix it,