You know, I read about this *elevatorgate* episode previously, just before I stopped reading Pharyngula, and I honestly didn't see the big deal at the time.
Rebecca Watson made a comment about an incident that happened to her, and which has come to be known as "elevator guy".
PZ Myers thought this mentioning on his blog.
No big deal in either case. It was just a point that they thought mentioning. And they did not make a big deal of it.
But then large numbers of people came out of the woodwork, and did make a big deal of it. They were very angry at Watson for even mentioning the incident, and angry at PZ for mentioning it on his blog.
This should have been a minor issue. Many people made a big deal out of it. That is what suggested that there is a problem.
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