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

Posted on 05/12/2022 4:28:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Insulting a man for being bald in the workplace amounts to sex harassment in the UK, a panel of balding judges have ruled, according to a report Thursday.

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.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bald; makeitstop
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1 posted on 05/12/2022 4:28:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Wokeness is such patent insanity.


2 posted on 05/12/2022 4:30:53 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: nickcarraway

So I was guilty of “sexual harassment” in 7th grade by using that exact term towards my teacher?

Good to know!
I’m worthy of execution I’m sure.


3 posted on 05/12/2022 4:31:24 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: nickcarraway

Larry David supports this.


4 posted on 05/12/2022 4:31:32 PM PDT by Clemenza (In event of a Civil War, a face diaper is a great way to spot the enemy)
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Insulting a man for being bald . . . equivalent to commenting on the size of a woman’s breasts

I don't see the connection.

5 posted on 05/12/2022 4:31:37 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: nickcarraway

How about “follicly challenged?”


6 posted on 05/12/2022 4:34:05 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

Getting balled at work should be a point of pride.


7 posted on 05/12/2022 4:35:38 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: nickcarraway
I am bald. If you call me bald, you are correct. I can complain, I can cry, I can joke, I can throw insults your way..

...in the end, I am still bald. Stop being so gosh darn vain. It is not the end of the world.

8 posted on 05/12/2022 4:35:56 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: nickcarraway

Calling Larry David.


9 posted on 05/12/2022 4:38:34 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: nickcarraway

I have a shaved head. It is the only appropriate haircut for those of us who don’t want to sport the George Jefferson look


10 posted on 05/12/2022 4:40:29 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: fhayek

Gee some men shave their and have fun with it

I knew a bald black guy and white guy the had a stick about being bald

They bump heads and say “What this?...Eight ball in the corner pocket!”


11 posted on 05/12/2022 4:41:27 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
"So I was guilty of “sexual harassment” in 7th grade by using that exact term towards my teacher? Good to know! I’m worthy of execution I’m sure."

You should be glad you survived the experience. LOL

2 Kings 2:23-24 -- From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

12 posted on 05/12/2022 4:41:35 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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>> bald in the workplace amounts to sex harassment in the UK

Is there a phonetic difference between Bold and Bald in that hopeless region?


13 posted on 05/12/2022 4:41:40 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nickcarraway

Finally, I am going to get some respect.


14 posted on 05/12/2022 4:42:41 PM PDT by rovenstinez ( )
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To: nickcarraway

What about hardwood floors for women?


15 posted on 05/12/2022 4:43:31 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President! )
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Never thought bald could be fun. ‘Hey madam, my eyes are down here’


16 posted on 05/12/2022 4:47:26 PM PDT by M_Continuum
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To: nickcarraway

These poossies nearly ruled the whole world at one time. Now look at them. They can’t defend their own children from rape gangs.


17 posted on 05/12/2022 4:49:33 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: nickcarraway

Saying nothing while looking straight down at your feet is the only safe thing to do in the workplace.


18 posted on 05/12/2022 4:54:01 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: nickcarraway

“...three judges who lament their own lack of locks...”

It’s OK for them, they get to wear those wigs at work.


19 posted on 05/12/2022 4:55:57 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: nickcarraway

Keep your grubby woke hands off the DVD show!

20 posted on 05/12/2022 4:56:28 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump won.)
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