Summary

A South African scientist at the remote Sanae IV Antarctic base has been accused of sexual assault and violent threats, prompting urgent pleas for help.

The 10-person team is stranded for months due to extreme winter conditions. Officials were warned of the escalating situation as early as December but failed to act.

South Africa’s environment department has launched an investigation and is offering counseling.

The incident raises concerns over psychological screening for Antarctic missions, echoing past violent incidents in South Africa’s research programs.

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    11 hours ago

    Schools should be teaching boys to respect women and not believe they have a ‘right’ to women’s bodies.

    What? This has nothing to do with schooling.

    Every time you see a woman get womanized, it just tells all the men that they don’t need to try as hard to get with her.

    Womanizers are successful because there’s a significant portion of women who want to be womanized. Look at all your personal experiences for no shortage of evidence to back this up.

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