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In reply to the discussion: Like all other wingers, Pence's dining abstinence rule is all about his own dick... [View all]spooky3
(34,405 posts)59. You are incorrect. Almost anything that is connected to the
Workplace is covered, whether it is sitting in a meeting at the conference room or babysitting higher ups, clients, etc at an exclusive restaurant. In some cases employers are even responsible for how customers treat their employees.
The rights of female workers trump a male worker's discomfort. It's the same principle as if I had difficulty with eating at the same table with someone of a different race so my employer had to reassign someone else to host. Not allowable.
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Like all other wingers, Pence's dining abstinence rule is all about his own dick... [View all]
MrScorpio
Mar 2017
OP
On a positive note, this is good news for every woman but his wife who is apparently
Vinca
Mar 2017
#1
It's not, because he'd be unable to ever hire a woman or work with one as a peer due to HIS issues..
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#9
I don't know about that. Maybe he knows how hard it would be for the ladies to resist this:
Guy Whitey Corngood
Mar 2017
#3
He won't drink alcohol unless his wife is there, which speaks to other directions
synergie
Mar 2017
#4
This is what happens when religious people tell teens they need to marry the first person they screw
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#8
So he's admitting that unless his wife is with him, he's incapable of keeping himself out of trouble
VOX
Mar 2017
#11
It's a weakness that can be exploited, as you are, by calling him out and chipping away at him. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2017
#15
Yep! I've been thinking that the whole time I've been reading these responses!
IndianaDave
Apr 2017
#55
Ah! Well, if that's his thinking, okay. (Why can't these people eat at home in their marble and
WinkyDink
Apr 2017
#56
Yes, like any woman he gets close to is attracted to him and wants to lead him astray
brush
Mar 2017
#28
I suspect he's got more than a few "Slick Willie"-esque skeletons in his closet...
regnaD kciN
Mar 2017
#35
Exactly, it is a way to blame women for the fact that he can't control himself. n/t
FSogol
Mar 2017
#38
The law has a problem with that, in the workplace. If he wants to follow that rule
spooky3
Apr 2017
#57
Mature, normal adults can have dinner with each other without needing a chaperone.
alarimer
Apr 2017
#62