(10-23-2017, 02:17 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(10-22-2017, 11:34 AM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote: Again...she isn’t making any claims about who sexually harassed her. The author of that article just put in info about Clinton getting accused of harassment, not that Lewinsky is claiming it was him.


It might come as a surprise to you, but I don’t know one woman that doesn’t have a sexual harassment story of their own they can tell. Not one. Anything from dealing with inappropriate comments to much worse. Unfortunately we are so accustomed to it happening that many don’t see it for what it is. Harassment. Sit down and have a talk with your wife. I’m sure she can tell you stories about having to deal with embarrassing cat calls in public or having to fend off a boyfriend back in the day that just won’t take no for an answer, or maybe even something way worse.

It’s not about claiming “victimhood”, it’s about bringing to light something we as woman all have to deal with.

I'm not saying I disagree with you, but when you include "inappropriate comments" then who decides what is inappropriate? The New York Times? A Star Panel somewhere? Miss Manners? If you say the recipient of the comment gets to decide, then anyone could claim that "hello" is an inappropriate comment."

There's a huge difference between rape vs. words. It does no one a favor by conflating them into the same category.

I’m not equating rape with words. Notice I used Sexual Harassment, sexual assault is in a whole other category.

Here’s an example of an inappropriate comment. When I was young, my girlfriends and I went to the mall. I wasn’t even old enough to drive yet, our parents dropped us off, so I’m assuming I was around 14, maybe 15. We were minding our own business and trying on clothes, nothing remotely provocative. There is a grown man in the store shopping with what I assume were his daughters. This normal looking guy decided to come up to my 15ish year old self and tell me I had great boobs (not his word choice) for my age and how he’d love to get a feel of them. I’m thinking that’s a little more inappropriate than just Hello, don’t ya think?

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