Dragonlady
Designing Woman
I have no desire to return the discourse between men and women to another century, when women had few rights. My wish is for men to respect women as equals, which clearly you don't.
Men don't catcall to other men walking down the street. Catcalling to women shows that they feel entitled to publically harass women and they have no respect for their privacy.
I am reminded of the chain of department stores which required their cashiers to smile and greet all of their customers. The store had to rescind this requirement because their female cashiers were being stalked and harassed by male customers who thought the cashiers were coming on to them.
When you say you are entitled to publically harass women as they walk down the street, what you are saying is the woman shouldn't expect to be treated as equals. They are objects for you to treat as such. If she's on her way to the funeral of a loved one, or has been given devastating news, there can be no expectation that her feelings be considered. Male entitlement trumps everything.
Forty years ago, if a person who smoked came to your home, you gave them an ashtray and aired out the house after they left. Today, a smoker wouldn't dare light up without your permission, nor would they expect to smoke in someone else's home.
We can show respect for one another in modern terms, but since you lot constantly demonstrate your disdain for women and their concerns, it's unlikely that will happen anytime soon.
As for sexual harassment legislation, it applies to both sexes equally. It's just that women seldom abuse positions of authority to try to force male employees to have sex with them.
Men don't catcall to other men walking down the street. Catcalling to women shows that they feel entitled to publically harass women and they have no respect for their privacy.
I am reminded of the chain of department stores which required their cashiers to smile and greet all of their customers. The store had to rescind this requirement because their female cashiers were being stalked and harassed by male customers who thought the cashiers were coming on to them.
When you say you are entitled to publically harass women as they walk down the street, what you are saying is the woman shouldn't expect to be treated as equals. They are objects for you to treat as such. If she's on her way to the funeral of a loved one, or has been given devastating news, there can be no expectation that her feelings be considered. Male entitlement trumps everything.
Forty years ago, if a person who smoked came to your home, you gave them an ashtray and aired out the house after they left. Today, a smoker wouldn't dare light up without your permission, nor would they expect to smoke in someone else's home.
We can show respect for one another in modern terms, but since you lot constantly demonstrate your disdain for women and their concerns, it's unlikely that will happen anytime soon.
As for sexual harassment legislation, it applies to both sexes equally. It's just that women seldom abuse positions of authority to try to force male employees to have sex with them.