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Calling men ‘bald’ at work now considered sexual harassment in the UK
NY Post ^ | May 12, 2022 | Natalie O'Neill

Posted on 05/13/2022 9:21:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Hair loss is far more common among men than women, so using the term is “inherently related to sex” — and equivalent to commenting on the size of a woman’s breasts, the employment tribunal said, according to the UK Telegraph.

The finding — made by three judges who lament their own lack of locks in the judgment — came in the case of an electrician, Tony Finn, who sued a small Yorkshire-based family business over the term.

Things first got hairy when one of Finn’s supervisors, Jamie King, allegedly called him a “fat bald c—” and he was later fired from the West Yorkshire-based British Bung, which makes wooden cask plugs, according to the outlet.

The accusation resulted in the panel, headed by Judge Jonathan Brain, deliberating on if King’s baldness bash was simply insulting — or rose to the level of harassment.

The ruling noted that the company’s lawyer “was right to submit that women as well as men may be bald” but contended that “baldness is much more prevalent in men than women.”

The finding also declared that criticizing Finn for his hairless head was “degrading” and “humiliating.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bald; sexualharassment
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1 posted on 05/13/2022 9:21:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Your pic says it all.


2 posted on 05/13/2022 9:23:01 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (D.H.S. = Defund Homeland Security)
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To: BenLurkin

HARRASS ME!.........Please................


3 posted on 05/13/2022 9:23:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: BenLurkin

How about “Your head looks like a billiard ball.” would that be okay?.................


4 posted on 05/13/2022 9:25:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: BenLurkin
Calling men ‘bald’ at work now considered sexual harassment in the UK, BenLurkin wrote:

Maybe they should just require them to dangle a white flag.

5 posted on 05/13/2022 9:27:32 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: BenLurkin

6 posted on 05/13/2022 9:28:48 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: BenLurkin

“What gives, cue ball? I’m looking at you, I’m thinking: fourteen in the side pocket!”


7 posted on 05/13/2022 9:28:50 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: BenLurkin

Hair challenged


8 posted on 05/13/2022 9:29:04 AM PDT by Leep (Don't say God.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hair challenged


9 posted on 05/13/2022 9:29:11 AM PDT by Leep (Don't say God.)
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To: BenLurkin

“They never put marble tops on cheap furniture!”


10 posted on 05/13/2022 9:31:51 AM PDT by GOYAKLA
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To: BenLurkin

Figuring out a general rule for what really qualifies as unacceptable harassment is a very difficult task. Its not certain anybody is qualified to do it well. But those who can’t even figure out that mentioning a lack of hair is typically very different than commenting on a woman’s breast size are certainly can be eliminated.


11 posted on 05/13/2022 9:31:59 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: BenLurkin
"...Hair loss is far more common among men than women, so using the term is “inherently related to sex” — and equivalent to commenting on the size of a woman’s breasts, the employment tribunal said, according to the UK Telegraph..."

FEMALE CO-WORKER: Nice bald pate you have there!

ME: Why thank you! I shave it every day so it is smooth and clean like a billiard ball!

FEMALE CO-WORKER: "Ball"? "Ball?" Umm...I feel uncomfortable...I need to speak to someone in HR.

ME: Uh, wait! Wait! Shouldn't I call HR first and get my case in first about the bald thing?

12 posted on 05/13/2022 9:32:20 AM PDT by rlmorel (Democrats running things is termite infestation, and the exterminator won't be here for 3 years.)
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To: BenLurkin

What if you call a man bald who has a full head of hair?


13 posted on 05/13/2022 9:32:23 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: BenLurkin

How about…”you have enough forehead for four heads”


14 posted on 05/13/2022 9:32:41 AM PDT by albie
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To: AndyTheBear

edit better nextbl time, ya ursine lug.


15 posted on 05/13/2022 9:33:04 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: BenLurkin

Chrome Dome.
Hair-Free
Scalp Liberated.
Wig-less
Egg Head
Globesque
Skin Head
Egg McMuffin..(Oh, that one is already taken!)


16 posted on 05/13/2022 9:33:20 AM PDT by lee martell
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allegedly called him a “fat bald c—”

Yeah, somebody calls ME a "fat bald c-" and I'm going to be upset at the bald part...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPM1ifkOQ9s

It's a GREAT DAY for me to whoop somebody's ass...

17 posted on 05/13/2022 9:34:12 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Fightin Whitey
FEMALE CO-WORKER: You said "dangle". Only men have things that dangle. That makes me feel uncomfortable. I'm calling HR.

ME: Uhhh...wait...can't breasts dangle too?

FEMALE CO-WORKER: You said "breasts". (ringing speaker phone) Hello? HR?

18 posted on 05/13/2022 9:34:47 AM PDT by rlmorel (Democrats running things is termite infestation, and the exterminator won't be here for 3 years.)
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To: BenLurkin

so to say “fat” Co#k” is ok,but don’t point out he’s bald???


19 posted on 05/13/2022 9:41:30 AM PDT by ronniesgal (if more folks would mind their own business the world would be a better place.)
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To: BenLurkin

Which head would they be referring to?


20 posted on 05/13/2022 9:42:55 AM PDT by moovova
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