More links about the DFTBA/Sexual Abuse situation.

• Rose Doctors: A Summary of Events Surrounding Tom Milsom and Subsequent Revelations.
• The Fangirl: Don't Forget To Be A Sexual Predator! The YouTube/DFTBA Sexual Abuse Scandal!
• The Fangirl: The Youtube/Nerdfighter Sexual Abuse Scandal Update!
• Carrie Mesrobian: This Is Very Upsetting. "Hank Green’s video, “Sex, Consent & Culture” is way too glib to be of much help when it comes to a) consent b) sexual abuse and its complicated cultural components."
• A Chair, A Fireplace & a Tea Cozy: Power and Policies and Ages. "I could write about so many parts of this: power dynamics, sexuality, emotional growth. Instead, I urge you to follow the links to read the stories of the teenage girls, in their own words, as they grew up and realized the manipulation and abuse that was happening."
• And there's a HUGE round-up of related links at Unpleasant Myles.
• Another one at Erika Lynae.

Previously.

Comments

[dangermom]

I just watched the video and yeah, 'glib' is a good word for it. Waaaay too facile. OTOH, I will cut him slack because the other huge complaint is that he wasn't responding quickly enough. well, do you want good, or fast? I'll hope that they produce something better in the very near future. I think there are some really good points made about the total lack of women in the front of the group.

[dangermom]

oh, and I think we should note some things, like the extreme difficulty of handling accusations of abuse on the Internet. quick response and good response probably don't go together all that well. The Greens are not judges. Trolls abound and have already made stuff up to muddy the waters. And Hank's statement about how the nerd fighter community is handling this better than any other community on earth would do made me snort.

[Liz]

Cats, missiles? What? Hank, seriously? I agree with Carrie here - it offended me. I don't want to say "man-splaining" exactly, but it wasn't eloquent. It is possible to release a statement that's respectful & quick. Hank just didn't do it here.