Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Rape Fakers: Problematic sexual harassment training

I was doing sexual harassment and diversity training for my graduate assistantship recently and I came upon this section about rape allegations:
FALSE ACCUSATIONS Both men and women sometimes attempt to file false claims of discrimination or harassment. Their reasons are many: psychological problems, the desire to get back at a manager or co-worker or gain status among peers, the attempt to earn money in a lawsuit, or perhaps an attempt to protect their jobs if they are performing poorly. False claims -- those not made in good faith -- can lead to serious discipline and financial liability for the accuser. Once sexual harassment has been reported, the school is obligated to investigate all claims, including accusations that later turn out to be false.
Problematic? I think so. Why do they even need to include a section on false accusations? Shouldn't that go without saying? Doesn't that just perpetuate the BULLSHIT assumption that false accusations happen all the time? FUCK. THAT. NOISE.

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