Should sex harassment laws be made less stringent?

[renard_ruse]

Is it time for normal heterosexual (and even homosexual) people of both sexes to say "we've had enough" of the legally enforced asexualization of the American workplace?

I say yes! Its not the government's business to force everyone to pretend they are asexual as soon as they walk through the workplace door. People work long hours these days, to assume they can simply put aside their normal human-ness for 8, 10, or 12 hours a day and not have it negatively affect them is ridiculous.

We should be allowed to flirt at work again, not have to pretend we don't find any coworkers attractive, and, gasp, even be allowed to ask a coworker out on a date without the fear of being sued for millions of dollars.

This absurdity and unnatural idiocy has gone on long enough. Let's make the sex harassment laws reasonable. The time is now to revamp these flawed and ridiculous "laws."

 

[Aglaopheme]

And "reasonable" to you would be? I'm guessing creepy.

 

[Lord Pmann]

Yeah. This no means no bullshit really gets my goat.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Is it time for normal heterosexual (and even homosexual) people of both sexes to say "we've had enough" of the legally enforced asexualization of the American workplace?

I say yes! Its not the government's business to force everyone to pretend they are asexual as soon as they walk through the workplace door. People work long hours these days, to assume they can simply put aside their normal human-ness for 8, 10, or 12 hours a day and not have it negatively affect them is ridiculous.

We should be allowed to flirt at work again, not have to pretend we don't find any coworkers attractive, and, gasp, even be allowed to ask a coworker out on a date without the fear of being sued for millions of dollars.

This absurdity and unnatural idiocy has gone on long enough. Let's make the sex harassment laws reasonable. The time is now to revamp these flawed and ridiculous "laws."

The government doesn't stop anyone from sexually harassing anyone else.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Yeah. This no means no bullshit really gets my goat.

Keep that goat to yourself Mr!

 

[RawHumor]

Yeah. This no means no bullshit really gets my goat.

The government doesn't stop anyone from sexually harassing anyone else.

I blame Obama.

When Clinton was in the White House, sexual harassment was en vogue.

 

[Doom_Guy]

The majority of sex harassment suits are filed by greedy plaintiffs and tort attorneys whose motives are purely financial.

And sexual harassment cases have proven to be a lucrative profit center for lawyers and law firms.

 

[Disgustipated]

It's always funny when Yates forgets he's logged in as Ruse.

 

[Lord Pmann]

Keep that goat to yourself Mr!

Nope!!! Once this sexual harassment bullshit is over, y'all bitches gonna be seein' my goat like its a re-run of some shitty Charlie Sheen sitcom.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Nope!!! Once this sexual harassment bullshit is over, y'all bitches gonna be seein' my goat like its a re-run of some shitty Charlie Sheen sitcom.

*Winning*

 

[Lord Pmann]

*Winning*

Aaaaaaaand HIV positive.

*opposite of winning*

 

[Aglaopheme]

http://rs1141.pbsrc.com/albums/n600/urghersaint/psych_distress.gif~c200

 

[Aella_]

Sexual harassment laws are very important in order to provide a safe working environment for women.
On the other hand, like any ideology or law, they can sometimes be misused, if they're too rigid or are pushed too far. Because some people forget that Sexual harassment laws are primarily about power imbalance and coercion.

I worked in such an over-the top PC place once, and I saw a really nice person being hung out to dry just because he was a bit flirtatous (without an element of coercion).
On the other hand, someone who was well-known for making coercive sexual advances towards his supervisees was given a free pass.

Because the first person was quite open and careless about impression management, whereas the second person operated under a mask of morality and PCnness. Moreover, the second person had a position of extreme power, jobs depended on him, so no one dared to confront him.

 

[Aella_]

It's always funny when Yates forgets he's logged in as Ruse.

Would it really matter if Renard Ruse was an alt. of Mike Yates?

Whoever is behind RR's username is not using it in order to deceive, manipulate or harass people. In fact, a few other GB regulars are doing the latter.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Nope!!! Once this sexual harassment bullshit is over, y'all bitches gonna be seein' my goat like its a re-run of some shitty Charlie Sheen sitcom.

Is this is a firebreathing warlock goat?

 

[BotanyBoy]

Is this is a firebreathing warlock goat?

http://thememesfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1743453_1611349945579570_222253690_n1.jpg

 

[Sean Renaud]

I'm staying away from that goat. IT may try to sacrifice me.

 

[girlsmiley]

The government doesn't stop anyone from sexually harassing anyone else.

Winning!

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I retired from state government and observed an institutionalized form of sexual harassment. For all intents and purposes the department of health was administered and managed by lesbian women. Token black males were added to their ranks but most of the bosses were lesbians, and they heaped benefits upon attractive females.

Attractive females who didn't put out got promoted up and out of the organization quickly.

 

[girlsmiley]

I retired from state government and observed an institutionalized form of sexual harassment. For all intents and purposes the department of health was administered and managed by lesbian women. Token black males were added to their ranks but most of the bosses were lesbians, and they heaped benefits upon attractive females.

Attractive females who didn't put out got promoted up and out of the organization quickly.

So an observation? This thread is about sexual harassment and how what's his face wants free roam of the women in the workplace. Just like in the good old days.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

So an observation? This thread is about sexual harassment and how what's his face wants free roam of the women in the workplace. Just like in the good old days.

Its sexual harassment when she gets a penalty for not putting out.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I note the assumption that seems to prevail in this thread, that it is always the weaker sex which has to be protected...



Fits "the story." Men as sexual predators (when they are not Bill Clinton).

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I'll always remember the trial where the state went after two parents for refusing to allow their daughter (17 years old) to live with a lesbian teacher. Legally the parents couldn't consent to the proposition, because of the daughters status as a minor child. But the whole world wanted it. The judge asked me WHAT IN HELL IS GOING ON? And I said, THE STATE DEMANDS THAT THE PARENTS CONSENT TO A FELONIOUS RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING THEIR DAUGHTER AND HER TEACHER. The judge dismissed the case. And the lesbians went nuts.

 

[Aella_]

Its sexual harassment when she gets a penalty for not putting out.

It's sexual harassment also for a part of those who put out.
Some 'put out' unflinchingly for career advancement. No coercion needed for them.
But others end up doing it in order to avoid negative consequences. Because, if you oppose or humiliate the boss, your career is kaput.

 

[Aella_]

I note the assumption that seems to prevail in this thread, that it is always the weaker sex which has to be protected....

So men are being forced to sleep with women at work?