Sunday 3 December 2017

The full breakdown of the "definitions of sexual harassment" study. This is depressing.

The full breakdown of the "definitions of sexual harassment" study. This is depressing.
https://www.barna.com/research/behaviors-americans-count-as-harassment/?utm_source=Barna+Update+List&utm_campaign=59e62a6e6f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8560a0e52e-59e62a6e6f-172176865&mc_cid=59e62a6e6f&mc_eid=2a2e4e2893

3 comments:

  1. But uh ... 17% of American men (and 9% of women) think being forced to do something sexual is not sexual harassment? WTF?

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  2. Perhaps that's how that cohort thinks but then most people are not like BP or KB. I know it wouldn't matter to me.

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  3. That's an interesting point, one that's been debated a bit already by some high profile people (I can't remember who, but it may have been on Colbert, I can't remember). Anyway, the idea being that a woman (in the example) gets whistled at by a very attractive male, versus one who is physically repulsive. I think the truth about how they feel about it is pretty fuzzy ... and will depend on the personality, however this doesn't change whether it's harassment or not. It is.

    On a completely unrelated note, I am annoyed by the way the CBC Radio hosts pronounce the word harassment - they say it "HARRISment," when (as far as I'm concerned) it's always supposed to have been "harASSment." Grrrrr.

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