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Jeffrey Epstein Discussion Thread

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Jeffrey Epstein has apparently committed suicide. This thread is intended for discussion surrounding that. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49306032   A note on tone and being kind to each other, courtesy of MLA:   It appears Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. We understand that this is going to bring up a lot of intense and complicated reactions. We ask that if you post anything containing any details of the suicide itself, you use a trigger warning and put the info under a spoiler. We ask that everyone refrain from making any jokes about suicide. Such posts will be deleted. Finally, we ask that everyone allow … Continue reading Jeffrey Epstein Discussion Thread

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Special Topic: Aziz Ansari

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In light of the accusations against Aziz Ansari (Found here: https://babe.net/2018/01/13/aziz-ansari-28355) I thought it would be nice to keep all of the conversation in one place, as these things can be triggering. So let’s keep the conversation about this topic here and WARN FOR ANY SPECIFICALLY TRIGGERING IMAGERY. Please and thank you.   As an additional note: Defending Ansari’s alleged behavior as ‘normal’, victim shaming or playing devil’s advocate about the situation here will not fly. This is still the Avocado and we don’t do that kind of thing here. Continue reading Special Topic: Aziz Ansari

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The Avocado and Harrassment/Assault Discussions

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Content warning here: this post is about discussions of harassment and sexual assault, and while direct descriptions of those things will not be included, it could still be distressing. Because stories of harassment and sexual assault are in the news a lot lately, I wanted to make a post clarifying some things about how we’d like to see discussions of it be handled on The Avocado. Before I start with the meat of this post, I’d like to remind everyone that these guidelines are in place as a way to show kindness to your fellow human beings. These are upsetting … Continue reading The Avocado and Harrassment/Assault Discussions

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Assault and Harassment: Our Pasts and Our Futures

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The last few weeks have brought a lot of ugly things to light in terms of men being outed as harassers and worse who have influence over everything from politics to entertainment. A lot of these men may be people we don’t like (Roy Moore was a horrible person before we found out about what he did/does to underaged girls) but some of them aren’t (Jesus Christ, George Takei, Jesus Christ). Many of us here at the Avocado have taken this opportunity to look at our own behavior and past with clearer vision, but this past behavior isn’t something we … Continue reading Assault and Harassment: Our Pasts and Our Futures