Re: What is it with the desire to infantilise women & cast them in the role of permanent victims? Archived Message
Posted by Sinister Burt on October 1, 2019, 8:01 am, in reply to "What is it with the desire to infantilise women & cast them in the role of permanent victims?"
SueC: I would have said the same if it was a woman at the head of the tory party doing the boss-related lechery. While not wanting to diminish when this does happen to men, i would suspect that it's nowhere near equal in numbers, like sexual assault generally - so if complaints like this seem focussed on one side, that may be why - either way, it's not the usual behaviour i'd expect, and so dealing with it isn't something i've 'learned to do' as a grown up, and wouldn't expect women or men to either - rather i'd expect the felchers to learn to not felch, which only happens when we stand together against the felching. I've never been felched by a female boss, and never worked for a male boss who'd have done it either - the few bosses i've worked for weren't arseholes (in that way at least), aresholery deserves calling out, regardless if it triggers a backlash from piers morgan and co. If i had been touched up by a woman boss, i might not have spoken out if it meant i lost my job - does saying that mean i'm casting myself as a permanent victim? I don;t think it casts women as weak to stand with them when they speak out against this sort of stuff, as i'd expect them to stand with men saying it. Of course, this case is also highly political - the motivation of the woman, the media, as well as of the people complaining, and complaining about the complaining, are all likely biased by the politics in some way - this doesn't affect the principle imv.
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Message Thread:
- Important news...... - John Monro September 30, 2019, 8:28 am
- Second that, John. It's mostly concern-trolling. And meanwhile, women's real grievances go relativel - Rhisiart Gwilym September 30, 2019, 9:17 am
- Re: Important news...... - Si September 30, 2019, 11:47 am
- Re: Important news...... - walter September 30, 2019, 12:10 pm
- Re: Important news...... - Sinister Burt September 30, 2019, 6:02 pm
- Re: Important news......and an acknowledgement of your input - John Monro September 30, 2019, 7:14 pm
- Few men have been free of this either - Keith-264 September 30, 2019, 9:54 pm
- What is it with the desire to infantilise women & cast them in the role of permanent victims? - SueC September 30, 2019, 11:13 pm
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