Women and TLUG - a personal rant

[Renata Rocha]

> I disagree.  His comment basically amounts to "women are whores".  If that's
> not an example of inciting hatred, I'm not sure what is.
>
> You're delusional.  You're describing a textbook example of workplace sexual
> harassment.  Just because *you* didn't experience it as such doesn't mean
> the same was true of others.  I suspect some of those who "rolled their eyes
> and played along" felt like they had no choice if they wanted to keep their
> jobs.  This kind of thing is against the law for a reason.

I know a story. This girl I know was hired - she thought - because of
her skills. Second day on the job and her boss comes and makes a
comment about how she is sexy (and other very inappropriate things).
She feels really violated and basically tells the boss to fuck off.
She loses the job on the spot. People from the office tell her she's
such a fool and she should "have played along" because "he does that
to all the girls", but "he's such a nice guy".

But, you know, "women are whores" and if the guy is a "nice fellow" he
is allowed to joke around with the girls, right? What are they
complaining about?

I'd really like to see these comments taken seriously and it's not
because someone is "our friend" or "a nice person" that we should be
permissive.
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