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> We don't have to tolerate people who make women feel unsafe and unwelcome in our (or any) industry.

A lot of people (mostly men) hugely overestimate just how fragile and vulnerable women are.

The semi-autistic are a lot more likely to be made unwelcome than women.

And yet, women have been driven out of CSAIL for years by RMS's (and others') behavior (I know several, personally). And he's only being driven out now.

But the neuro atypical have been driven out of basically everywhere for years, by women.

Some women are driven out, but I suspect they're a very small proportion (women are tougher than you think).

And yes, celebrities will get more of a pass than others. Which isn't ideal.

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