Right.
It makes me nuts when a comment by a man is blown out of proportion because they admitted that they find the woman attractive.
If you don’t want the attention you don’t need to run to HR - it’s easy to say “if you don’t stop I’ll call your wife buddy” or “I’ll call you mother little boy” - all said without malice.
Too many women who feel they haven’t power use the victim tactic and it makes it worse for women who know how to handle it without it becoming blown out of proportion. Disclaimer: there are stalkers and there a just guys. Give the just guys a pinch on the cheek.
Another thing — Jerry Thompson, of all people, married a man twice her age and I doubt that the marriage was based on his good looks and her dowdy looks.
And for those who don’t know, I’m a woman who has been stalked numerous times. Two were arrested, the rest were sweetly rejected and moved on.
hmmmmm.... I agree with you that probably a lot of situations in the workplace which immediately might get dragged to HR should simply be dealt with politely but firmly, and then with some escalation if the guy doesn’t get the message....
At the same time, I do think there’s quite a difference (to my mind anyway) between simply complimenting a woman as attractive, and wishing aloud before millions for her to sit on your lap..... as a man I can’t imagine saying something like that on national TV (well maybe about some actress or model who had already overtly sexualized her public life, but not about anyone who obviously expects to be treated with more respect) ..... it’s not that I think this should be some huge federal case, but I do think a brief, simple, and sincere apology is warranted.
I really don’t think it’s a liberal or conservative issue, or one of “political correctness” — certainly such a comment on TV would have been wildly unacceptable in the more conservative times before there was any political correctness of feminism etc.
*NEWSFLASH* Sarah Palin makes men glad to be men!
Chris Wallace is probably the envy of all men who watched the Palin interview. He did a very good job and Sarah obviously felt very comfortable.
WWSS (What Would Sarah Say?) My guess is she would probably laugh and say :::thank you:::
Much ado about nothing? You Betcha!
xlent post..especially about Jeri doing a tad of projecting