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larrya said:

Ashley is about to become very wealthy.

sdw2001 said:

Apple is in the midst of controversy surrounding employees organizing. 

Is it? Why, because the tech press made it so? It doesn't seem like the rest of the media world cares.  I suspect that's because most people just don't believe that racism and sexism is rampant or even a major problem at Apple.  You have some (former) employees are who are obvious, vapid publicity whores who created the reductive "#AppleToo" to get their 15 minutes and whatever compensation they could.  If there was really a major issue at Apple, you'd see a lot more than some NLRB companies and hashtags.  

RudolfGottfried said:

iadlib said:

Cher Scarlett nearly died yesterday. What you don't understand is that women get harassed 100X more than men when they stand up for anything. That harassment in the digital age might not ever cease and can go viral. Think mob mentality. This can include the kind of intimidation tactics that specifically harm women in our misogynist society. The ironic part is that women and other minorities are the ones fighting for equality and that benefits us all. Remember the bible story of David vs Goliath? This is that and your attitude and behavior are both unwarranted and ill informed coming from a very male perspective. Instead, try having a little empathy for those who have the balls to accomplish what men can't and won't. That's conviction. 

OH and I should add that I worked for Apple and saw firsthand the way people (including myself) were mistreated. As a cisgender hetero white male, I didn't have any protection from the managers in the white male good ol' boys club either. Difference is that my entire retail store didn't turn against me spurred on by corporate watchdogs who only care about the bottom line to ruin my reputation. Thank god for small favors in my case.

tommikele said:

Don't like the conditions and your employer isn't breaking the law? Have conviction and quit. Walking off the job is a very different thing than a protest. By all means protest. Walk off the job? See you at the unemployment office.

Odds are good Cher Scarlett is behind much of this.

1. If Cher Scarlett had ‘nearly’ died yesterday, she would have posted it on Twitter today at the latest. Instead, she's cheering about her new job in the same place. (God protect the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance)

2. Women are not a minority and our society is not misogynistic per se. This is a derision of women who live in truly misogynistic societies, for example in Africa and the Middle East, including the Gulf States.

3. Men have multiple fought for justice throughout history and paid a high blood price for it.

Denying this is the typical behavior of white, privileged and mostly cis-straight men, who use it to offer themselves to women as pseudo-feminist super-allies.

Otherwise, nice anecdote.