# Misogyny, victim-blaming, and the board culture (yet again)

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**Created:** [November 15, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-victim-blaming-and-the-board-culture-yet-again/843504 "2019-11-15T19:37:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-victim-blaming-and-the-board-culture-yet-again/843504/159 "2019-11-19T20:52:11Z")

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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> Yet another entirely gratuitous mention of an individual’s name, who may or may not actually be a whistle blower, and who certainly has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion.

What do you mean “has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion”? It’s the “context” that you’re usually so keen on making sure everyone is aware of. **steronz** asked me about the whistleblower receiving death threats. My reply was the genesis of this thread. Immediately after that post, **Ravenman** asked:

> [@The Trump Impeachment Inquiry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-impeachment-inquiry/840771/4475):
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> You’re seriously putting Kavanaugh in the shoes of being a whisteblower? Man, have you got that backwards. …

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