Nice try, 'Liz'.

0:00 – intro
2:46 – elizabeth who?
7:38 – presenting “liz” holmes (lol)
22:15 – nobody is falling for this btw...
25:29 – conclusion

elizabeth holmes just tried to make one of the worst comebacks i've ever seen (ft. the new york times)

[TinyGhosty]

Love the irony of her calling her machine Edison, when Edison notoriously stole inventions from other people and faked a lot of his own importance.

[katbm]

A person who put hundreds of cancer pantients life at risk doesn’t deserve a “redemption arch” if anything she deserves “damnation dome” aka prison, more prison.

[officialcamcam]

okay but a mother convicted of a drug crime would never be given the grace of “what about her kids!” and this lady LITERALLY scammed people and nearly killed them

[nightangel]

So her entire persona was created because she didn't want to be stereotyped as a woman...but now that she's facing jail it's time to whip out the Soft Feminine Devoted Mother feminine stereotypes

[zen_ccg]

She gets to have her children comfortable in her own home (or hospital), meanwhile female prisoners who were pregnant at the time of sentencing have to give birth while incarcerated and have their children taken away. The double standard feels like whiplash

[totallylooney]

As a biomarker scientist, she grinds every one of my gears. Plenty of actual scientists were telling her the problems with her model. She specifically pitched to non-scientists.

[kitmakin]

What aggrevates me is that they try to have her having kids be a "don't put her in jail" argument when poor mothers with MUCH lesser charges or crimes get sent to jail with their kids or babies thrown into the foster system. Yet another "one rule for the poor, no rule for the rich". And I'm a prison abolitionist which says something about how angry it makes me someone who put people's lives at risk use children as a dodge from something I don't think should even exist.

[baldbinch]

We all know why she’s being treated differently than most female offenders… it’s because she’s white and rich and has cultivated a backing of influential white men who are enamored by her. Even after her being ousted from Theranos she was able to quickly find new financial backing and support in the form of a wealthy husband and in laws who will do all sorts of mental gymnastics to defend her. She’s still in the business of manipulation, just now instead of putting on a tenor voice and wearing turtlenecks to manipulate investors, she’s wearing Target brand neutrals and putting on a “naiive mother” persona to manipulate the press.

[heavenwaits]

REMINDER: elizabeth holmes psychologically tortured an employee until he took his own life. decided to have kids knowing they wouldn’t see her until they’re in double digits. just saying.

[MisadventuresOfKim]

I don’t know why but the fact that she chose to have children even when she knew she was facing jail time makes her feel more like a villain to me. Like it’s just so irresponsible

[hannahb]

The whole “how could I accuse her as she nursed her baby” thing is wild to me because like… being a parent doesn’t mean you can’t do horrible things? It’s totally possible that she is a good mom, AND that she scammed people knowingly.

[AmyAberrant]

I hate the idea that someone can escape criticism for doing evil because “but I’m a woman” or “but I’m a mother.” It is so manipulative and disgusting.

[ealusaid]

What enrages me most is how the article says she's "not a bad person" and "doesn't deserve to go to jail" like... who do you think is actually IN jail? There are SO MANY good and sympathetic people in prison for petty crap like being homeless or doing drugs! Pretending that this is the ONE TIME the judicial system has ever gotten it wrong (which it isn't) displays a shocking level of faith in the judicial system.

[asfaltsflickan]

Her dad continuing to make excuses for her makes a lot of sense. It’s so obvious that she was never once told “no” growing up.

[StCrimson]

The thing that will always enrage me most about the entire Theranos scandal is that Elizabeth was ONLY convicted of stealing money from rich people, not for all of the people whose lives she endangered in the process, not all the public money she took and misused, and not all of the ethical guidelines she completely overlooked. As far as the justice system is concerned, the ONLY thing she did wrong was using rich people's money to endanger people's live and NOT giving them the profits that she promised. I think that's a pretty damning statement on the American justice system as a whole.

[elizabethmatter]

"the fault is not in our stars, it's in your blood testing machines" absolutely top tier joke, cackled out loud, woke up my dog that has dementia who woke up the whole house,

[curstinmichelle]

I see she’s studied the YouTube apologies. Turning the “I’m not that person. The person that did those horrible things is a disgusting, vile, insufferable, demon of a person” into an entire persona is impressive

[TheMunchkinita]

D'Angelo consistently matching his nailpolish is a level of "put together" that I, as a 40 something yr old lady, STILL aspires to.

[notareptilianiswear.]

So, I’m a reptile zoologist and something in that New York Times article really stood out to me. Anacondas don’t really hiss unless they’re feeling incredibly stressed or threatened. They’re normally nearly silent animals that are very content to just sit and vibe. That indicates to me that the journalist is likely exaggerating their encounter to make a mundane interaction seem deeper than it is.

[SayderCascading]

As a successful woman in the tech industry, Liz pisses me off so much. We all want to see a woman succeed in tech and own that "boss girl" attitude (or any attitude tbh) - but not if you're going to cheat and lie your way there. Her actions are such a setback; people will point to her and say, "Look what happens when you let a woman lead!". Like girl, it's hard enough as it is, you didn't need to make it worse. And now she's trying to further use her womanhood to get out of this mess. This is exactly why it's hard for women and minorities in general to get opportunities - because when we do we're accused of using that status to get ahead. And Liz is who they'll be using as proof.