Men's Temper Tantrums That Bother Women May Be Sex Discrimination (9th Circuit Strikes Again)

ASAP Newsletter ^ | September 2005 | Margaret Hart Edwards

[Help!]

Because the men didn't cry when they were yelled at & the women did, we have a brand new basis for sexual harassment.

[FormerACLUmember]

So I can't yell at incompetent morons if they are disabled by virtue of being female?

[John Jorsett]

So if I burst into tears when the women at work make cruel jokes about my favorite sports team, can I sue?

[dighton]

... the “reasonable woman” standard ...

Not goin' there.

;-)

[VA_Gentleman]

What if a woman yells at a man in the workplace? Is that sexual discrimination?

[Eagles Talon IV]

Ain't it amazin' how women want to be the exact equal of men, except of course when it is a bit inconvenient and uncomfortable to be equal to them.

[FlingWingFlyer]

ROTFLMAO!!! Looks like the 9th Circus is the west coast distributor of those Hillary Clinton Testicle Lockboxes. This is funny stuff. "Judges" crack me up.

[Eagles Talon IV]

Only if he cries and/or wets his pants.

[Brilliant]

In that case, when women cry and it bothers men, it's also sex discrimination.

[ko_kyi]

There's NO CRYING in baseball!

[Virginia Queen]

Does this mean that when women PMS men can sue for discrimination?

[Constitution Day]

Oxymoron bump.

[My2Cents]

Screaming and yelling by men at work

I agree it shouldn't be sexual discrimination or harrassment, but anyone who yells and screams at coworkers, or the people they supervise, should be canned on the spot.

[Virginia Queen]

Put these clowns in the cage with Jimmy Carter and throw away the key.

[js1138]

Beat me to it.

[texan75010]

I guess women with PMS are now a protected class.

[SolidRedState]

What B.S The 9th Circuit is so far into irrelevancy it is pathetic.

Is there ANY decision they hav ehanded down that has been upheld?

[stinkerpot65]

All this will do is cause men to avoid hiring women.

[LibertyRocks]

Abuse by an employer is wrong plain and simple. This should not be classified under Sexual Harassment unless the bullying/abusive behavior is accompanied by clear-cut gender based accusations or insults, IMHO.

I've both been in management, and I've worked for someone who was abusive towards women (calling them "stupid women", clearly favoring males opinions over a females, etc...). Since my employer was the owner of the company I simply resigned.

This kind of behavior does happen, but basing a "sexual harassment" claim merely upon the basis that a woman cried and a man didn't is stepping over the line, IMHO.

[frogjerk]

VOINOVICH: "Stop it, or I'll cry!"