PSA: It is NOT difficult to avoid sexually assaulting women

[DesertRat]

Keep your hands, your mouths, your tongues, your penises, and your sexualized commentary to yourself.

[wasupaloopa]

1. Well thanks, I am not sure how many of us needed to read that.

Not many I would guess

[kcr]

19. You would think, but some people do seem to be confused

And have questions about it all. It's just so complicated and confusing!

[whopis01]

28. Enough that its worth pointing out

[moda253]

2. Ok now let's cover equal ground.

No dick jokes
No small dick jokes
No limp dick jokes
No beer gut jokes
No weak man jokes
No masculinity jokes.


How about we focus on treating people with respect and stop the demonizing with a broad brush? That might be a better path to respect.

[LanternWaste]

3. I imagine many people would equate sexual assault with jokes.

I imagine many people would equate sexual assault with jokes.

[mythology]

24. The OP included sexualized comments

I know sex jokes are in my employee sexual harassment don't category.

[lame54]

7. No dick jokes?...

What's next?
Farts?

[LuckyCharms]

12. Eliminating fart jokes is where I draw the line.

I can't carry on a conversation without throwing in a few fart jokes.

Few people realize this, but fart jokes are in the bible.

Pull my finger.

[Docreed2003]

30. I mean...damn that eliminates my favorite self deprecating humor

“Irish Curse” and all....lol

[ehrnst]

9. Jokes are "equal ground" to sexual misconduct?

Really?

[radical noodle]

10. I normally hear dick jokes from men

I'm 70 years old and have never heard a woman tell a dick joke.

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Same here.

The post made me think about it seriously too. I honestly cannot come up with a dick joke I have heard that didn't come from a man.

[DesertRat]

17. Ditto nt

[lame54]

14. Here's one from your generation...

[radical noodle]

21. Since she isn't/wasn't my grandma

I can still say I've never heard a woman tell a dick joke. BTW, I think she's WAY older than me. LOL!

[bagelsforbreakfast]

26. Is that a plea for sympathy? lol :) n/m

[radical noodle]

33. No, but it may have something to do with

working almost exclusively with men for 40 years.

[DesertRat]

20. Body shaming anyone is hurtful and inappropriate. BUT...

as a woman, it's Scary when a man pushes his physical boundaries, you don't know what's going to come next. That "learned fear" that men can physically hurt you is what traumatizes us.

[whopis01]

29. Sexual assault is a joke. Point made. n/t

[Iggo]

41. That was in the OP.

Oh, wait. Never mind.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. K&R.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Very Easy, Indeed

Millions and millions and millions of men manage to get through every day without doing these things. And then there is the scumbucket brigade.

[Skittles]

8. I had to laugh at the idea anyone needs "classes" regarding harrassment

perhaps the perverts can be coached by the majority of men who have no problem....or better yet, just get rid of the perverts

[LuckyCharms]

13. Yep.

Not touching people or acting innappropriately in a sexual manner should come natural to adults.

[LuckyCharms]

15. Oh yes, one more thing...

Where I used to work, we had to take "diversity training" classes. Basically, these were classes that "taught" you how to not be a prick to people who are different than you. Unbelievable that adults have to be taught this.

[Skittles]

16. see, that's the thing

I don't think they do

people who have a problem working with others, for example women and anyone who isn't the same color as them - get the fuck rid of them - that will teach them how to behave better than any "classes" will

[LuckyCharms]

18. I agree with you...

This was back in the 90's at a huge company. There were over 200 people in my department alone.

One of our co-workers was a gay guy. He happened to be my neighbor. He was a good guy, and I had him and his partner over to the house for drinks a few times. We were friends.

Well, he was bullied at work without mercy. By a relatively large group of men. Rude comments, harassment, that sort of thing. I used to stand up for him, but what the hell is one person going to do? Those incidents were the catalysts for this diversity training.

I sure hope that things in the workplace are better now. The 90's seem like yesterday, but things were really a lot different then.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. I'm All In

They make those of us who know how to act look bad!
Expunge the problem!

[ProfessorGAC]

36. You Ain't Kidding!

And, it's not just the majority of men. It's the vast preponderance. We don't even half to work full time on it. About twice a year per good guy and the "classes" are addressed.

[sheshe2]

6. K&R

[brer cat]

22. K&R

[mcar]

23. K&R

[whopis01]

27. Many men would disagree with you

At least it seems that way...

[DesertRat]

31. Disagree with which part?

[whopis01]

34. That it is not difficult to avoid

Based on the fact that so many me do not manage to avoid it. It seems like many have a great difficulty avoiding it.

[DesertRat]

35. Its a choice that they make

and now that many women are finally speaking out, maybe they’ll think twice before sexually harassing.

[whopis01]

37. Some will. Some wont.

Only those who are embarrassed about being called out.

[DesertRat]

38. I agree with this comment by Soledad O'Brien‏

Link to tweet

[whopis01]

39. I agree with it as well. n/t

[Puzzledtraveller]

32. kick

[DesertRat]

40. I think this needs to be kicked back up