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		samanator on Jan 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google exec fired after female boss groped him at ... It's sad to me that the most upvoted comment in response to a sexual harassment is about false harassment claims. Imagine the roles were reversed and it were a woman being harassed. What would the response to this comment be?

qikInNdOutReply on Jan 30, 2023 | [–]

A thousand white knights riding to her rescue, trampling due process?

LightHugger on Jan 30, 2023 | | [–]

The woman in the article made allegedly false "microaggression" claims against the man.

throwawaycopter on Jan 30, 2023 | | [–]

Probably even more upvoted?

That's the pattern I normally see online, people tend to be sympathetic to victims.

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