Friend of mine got publicly harassed on a panel by a comics writer everyone knew was a creeper—to the extent that older female editors would carefully make sure no young women sat next to him in meetings.

When she wrote about her experience, even without naming the guy, she got death threats
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Women know that speaking out will get them some delightful combo of seeing their own career ended for being difficult to torrents of hate, harassment and threats.

And the harasser will do a Notes App apology, keep their head down for a year, and then be back
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Just in general, femme-presenting kidlets, older man in the industry taking an interest in you / wanting to “mentor” you: consider why he doesn’t have any friends his own damn age
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