Sexual harassment

[Lilseph]

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The phrase really depends how you view the meaning of it. Setting an entire community to target a specific person can be considered a "witch hunt", but it's not the only usage of the phrase. I agree with you that raising awareness of these issues is important so this sort of thing doesn't happen again, but as a whole, we're all kinda backed into a corner. If these allegations prove true, then yes, more people can speak out about their experiences without fearing backlash, but that also presents an opportunity for others to abuse this fact to maliciously target someone. On the other hand, if this turns out to be a coordinated hoax, then this brings up the credibility of future claims and ruins it for other victims; not to mention that we, as a community, managed to let this fester. We have statements from both parties now, and honestly I'm still not too sure - though, there seems to be more evidence pointing towards the latter.