Suzette Haden Elgin taught about "how to disagree without being disagreeable." It helps to be crystal clear about where we don't disagree. Especially if the discussion seems to be headed towards "how to be disagreeable without disagreeing."
You want institutions to have higher standards, to take all accusations of abusive behavior seriously. I can agree with that. But sexual harassment not the same as generally abusive behavior. It is worse. Dutoit is credibly accused of sexual assault, which is even worse. So I don't agree that all abuse should be taken with the same degree of seriousness. All of it is serious. Some of it is more serious.
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Date: 2017-12-23 11:59 pm (UTC)You want institutions to have higher standards, to take all accusations of abusive behavior seriously. I can agree with that. But sexual harassment not the same as generally abusive behavior. It is worse. Dutoit is credibly accused of sexual assault, which is even worse. So I don't agree that all abuse should be taken with the same degree of seriousness. All of it is serious. Some of it is more serious.