Posted on 01/12/2018 7:50:59 AM PST by Sopater
Welcome to my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Rhode Island lawmakers are undergoing anti-sexual harassment training after a female lawmaker alleged she was told she could get legislations passed if she slept with the right people.
The training seemed to go well, with one exception.
One of the male Democrat lawmakers is accused of making sexually harassing comments during the training. He says he was misunderstood because of his heavy accent.
News 10 reports:
Instead of satisfying concerns about sexual harassment, a training session for Rhode Island lawmakers may have raised more controversy.
The training on Wednesday was the same that is given to state workers, and it included diversity training as well as how to act with members of the opposite sex.
Most of the representatives attended, including Teresa Tanzi, who brought the issue to light in October when she told the Providence Journal that she’d been told sexual favors might get her bills passed.
During the training, at a moment when the instructor was talking about asking for sexual favors at work, state Rep. Ramon Perez of Providence is quoted in the Journal as saying, “How do you do that?”
State Rep. Moira Walsh, a Providence Democrat, said she was offended by the question.
“I’m deeply disappointed and am seeking the help of my leadership team in determining, how to proceed,” Walsh told NBC 10 News.
Perez said in a statement Thursday that he has a heavy accent and that he was misunderstood.
GoLocalProv adds:
Rhode Island State Representative Ramon Perez is being accused of inappropriate behavior during sexual harassment training by fellow State Representative Moira Walsh on Wednesday night.
“Sexual harassment training at the state house went really well. Well, except for the male colleague, who when it was explained that it was abhorrent to ask for sexual favors, piped up to say, “How do you do that exactly?” said Walsh about the comments by Perez.
Walsh confirmed to GoLocalProv that it was Ramon Perez. “It’s all on camera. I’m both disgusted and disappointed,” said Walsh.
So RI.
Grew up in Barrington.
LOL - some jokes are better not told.
UhOh - this guy has a history - http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/state-rep-apologizes-sharing-handout-porn-tabs-article-1.3238997
I don’t see anything wrong with the question.
Maybe he said it in a different tone of voice.
Maybe he was just making a joke.
The Snowflake woman was an idiot...................
Mira Walsh. Ramon Perez. Woman v Latino. Another clash of protected classes. Who’s higher up on the totem pole? Pass the popcorn please.
True story -
Back in the 90s I worked for a state government office in Florida. We had a sexual harassment seminar that we were all required to attend.
The main speaker was a man who was going to explain sexual harassment to us. We were all seated at tables arranged in a square and he was front and center.
As he spoke he happened to put his foot up on a chair. Well, his zipper was down. Everyone was trying so hard not to laugh. He finally realized everyone was trying to suppress laughter and zipped up. So funny.
He asked the wrong person.
That water buffalo has never been asked.
Advice for men: Never talk. Never ever talk during these horrific HR-mandated leftist bitchfests. Don’t nod. Don’t shake your head. Stare straight ahead and think of sports or beer or boobs or anything else. No good can come from engaging or, god forbid, debating. It’s all a setup. Run out the clock in a zombie state until you can return to your desk.
"And, and I had a cold."
Every one ive been to was hosted by very attractive women. Seemed like a setup to me too.
You haven’t seen the male legislators.
This is the French Revolution all over again. They accuse their enemies of what they do and kill them until there are no more left; then they turn on each other. In Rhode Island there are no Republicans (the GOP has been outlawed or something) so they have to turn on each other. In this case it is a non-White Democrat who will have to do.
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