The more this goes on - or actually doesn't really progress, just hangs around on the social media platform of one person in particular, the more I'm inclined to be of the opinion that Syd Bartlett is just a drama queen. Not talking about the alleged victims, mind you, who nobody but her and a 20-year-old kid at The Collegian has heard from. But Mrs. Bartlett seems to be the only one advancing this whole agenda aggressively. I'm not sure where she has been wronged, but she seems to be the one throwing around all of the accusations lately.
She also doesn't seem to be turned off by the attention she is getting for being brave enough to bring this out publicly and call for action. It seems to me that that should be the place of others involved at this point, which I don't see happening. Maybe it is, and I'll reserve my right to change my opinion in the future, but right now, the way this is going, I'll be surprised if anything comes of it.
Some of you are going to defend her - hey, that's your right - mostly because she's Beau's wife. But at this point she should just put up or shut up with her facts, rather than just hurling vague reputation assassinations, or shut up and leave it to the people who do have the facts.
I am speaking purely about the sexual misconduct stuff here - of which one incident, seems to a pretty thin accusation (brushed up against in a social situation, huh???) and the other has some real teeth to it, but is only coming to light long after the fact and after consultation with Mrs. Bartlett.
Sorry if this seems tone deaf in today's SJW climate, but that's just the way I see it now. But who knows, maybe Syd dollasign will turn out to be an intelligent, strong, powerful activist for women in the end, and I'll end up with egg on my face.
This isn't a defense of Carter, either. I've heard enough, and there's been enough smoke, to conclude that he likely is a d*ck to a lot of people, a misogynist, and maybe has some self-esteem issues that manifest in his actions. I'm not a fan of his whatsoever moving forward, and I'm glad we are cutting ties with him. But I'm not ready to say he's a felon yet, purely based on what's come out so far and who's driving it.
She also doesn't seem to be turned off by the attention she is getting for being brave enough to bring this out publicly and call for action. It seems to me that that should be the place of others involved at this point, which I don't see happening. Maybe it is, and I'll reserve my right to change my opinion in the future, but right now, the way this is going, I'll be surprised if anything comes of it.
Some of you are going to defend her - hey, that's your right - mostly because she's Beau's wife. But at this point she should just put up or shut up with her facts, rather than just hurling vague reputation assassinations, or shut up and leave it to the people who do have the facts.
I am speaking purely about the sexual misconduct stuff here - of which one incident, seems to a pretty thin accusation (brushed up against in a social situation, huh???) and the other has some real teeth to it, but is only coming to light long after the fact and after consultation with Mrs. Bartlett.
Sorry if this seems tone deaf in today's SJW climate, but that's just the way I see it now. But who knows, maybe Syd dollasign will turn out to be an intelligent, strong, powerful activist for women in the end, and I'll end up with egg on my face.
This isn't a defense of Carter, either. I've heard enough, and there's been enough smoke, to conclude that he likely is a d*ck to a lot of people, a misogynist, and maybe has some self-esteem issues that manifest in his actions. I'm not a fan of his whatsoever moving forward, and I'm glad we are cutting ties with him. But I'm not ready to say he's a felon yet, purely based on what's come out so far and who's driving it.
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