A whole institution spent decades covering up child sexual abuse and you’re complaining about decorum?

People upset with her over that completely missed what they should be mad about.

Your HN account is probably older than many of those kids the church covered up the abuse of. But sure, she's the asshole for making you think about it.

She spoke truth to power.

With the benefit of hindsight, how is there any doubt she was on the right side of history for bringing attention to the issue?

I don't think that's fair.

Nobody claimed the converse, and that's what would be a more apt target of your comment.

And I think that there's a lot of space between "making someone uncomfortable" versus being an asshole.

There are words much more devastating than "asshole" to aptly and fairly describe people like you who carry the water for child abusers.