On Tuesday, Teen Vogue columnist, Emily Lindin, published several tweets regarding the current wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations that shocked a great many people:
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Here’s an unpopular opinion: I’m actually not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs over false sexual assault/harassment allegations. First common false allegations VERY rarely happen, so even bringing it up borders on a derailment tactic. It’s a microscopic risk in comparison to the issue at hand (worldwide, systemic oppression of half the population). And more importantly: The benefit of all of us getting to finally tell the truth + the impact on victims FAR outweigh the loss of any one man’s reputation.
Many on twitter slammed Linden for her “unpopular opinion.” However, it was CNN’s Jake Tapper who hit a home run with the following tweet:
It didn’t stop there:
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The “Rebuke of the Week” award easily goes Jake Tapper for this golden series of tweets.
