Hey CanLit, come get your men (and some of your women, too)
In January, NYC based-journalist Moira Donegan published an essay in New York magazine identifying herself as the creator of the Shitty Men in Media List, amid reports that another magazine planned to out Donegan in an upcoming cover story. The controversial Google doc, which was circulated last October for just 12 hours before being taken offline, named male editors/writers/journalists from the U.S.
I’m overwhelmed by the supportive feedback I received about my Walrus piece today. It means so much that it resonated. For legal reasons there are now some changes to the text.The consequences for going public with accusations like these varies. In her New York essay, Donegan writes about the toll administrating the list took on her mental health, as well as her professional and personal relationships.
Defamation is a legal term which refers to any time a person says or writes a false statement which could harm another person’s reputation, explains lawyer Lisa Jean Helps of Vancouver. Because lawsuits can be onerous and expensive, cease and desist letters are sometimes used as a silencing tactic before further legal action is taken—the threat of a lawsuit can often be enough to make someone stop talking, even if they’re telling the truth.
At McGill University in Montreal, the Radical Law Students Association has recently experienced an uptick in legal questions related to harassment and assault claims.
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