What an astonishingly coincidental sum
[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-05/pao-said-t...
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Certainly the sums of both cases are not exactly $2.7M. Those are just rounded numbers. And certainly there is some very specific list of expenses somewhere justifying that request.
Plus, if her husband owes that debt isn't it reasonable to surmise he owes others?
Do you really think she would take the specific amount her husband owes in an unrelated case and the demand that exact amount from an unaffiliated party in an unrelated case? This is nonsense. Coincidental indeed and not even a very strong coincidence. It's rounding.
What is wrong with that amount being the amount needed to get out of a tough financial situation? She wants something for giving up being right, and if that debt is a big strain on her family, then why not equate that strain with vindication and equal them out?
If the former is true, it's quite ludicrous to believe the case would be an achievement for feminists.
I support equal pay for equal work. The stench of unethical behavior is on both sides of the Ellen Pao saga and I'm more likely to label it a con than gender rights activism.
His legal actions, including judgements against him, more than suggest my claim. If you're going to choose a poster child for the plight of bisexual black men, please pick one that doesn't also happen to be a grifter.