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Post by **Leisher** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:42 pm

A restaurant whose waitresses wear tied up half shirts and kilts is being sued for discrimination!

I know, shocking right?

Article.

I find it funny that this is national news. Put hot women in any situation with men and there will be flirting. Granted, these guys went a bit over the line of normal flirting, but sexual harassment always seems to be determined by if the girl finds the guy attractive or not.

There should be a line between sexual harassment and flirting, but I think our current lines are a bit too gray. (Again, maybe not in this case...)

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:49 pm

Well, it was the manager(s) who did it, not people visiting the bar. So yeah, lawsuit.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:55 pm

The manager and owner allegedly called one or more of the plaintiffs by sexually derogatory nicknames, including one name that purportedly translates from Greek to English to suggest that someone has inspired a man to get an erection, the lawsuit alleges.

Whaaaaaa?

Post by **Leisher** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:04 pm

Like I said, in this case I get it, but USC or UCLA did a study I've mentioned before where they took women of all creeds, colors, and ages and put them into a fake office environment, only they didn't know it was fake.

They then had different male managers "harass" the women in the same way.

The ugly, older managers were always reported.

The younger, handsome manager were almost never reported.

At what point does harassment end, and human nature begin? Where does the line get drawn?

Again, not defending the guys in this case, but it's a very interesting subject. Many times the harassment seems to be based on the perception of the victim, and despite society as a whole thinking she's full of shit, she wins. (Guy/Company get sued...early 90s?...because he had a GQ magazine in his desk drawer. She snooped into his desk, saw the cover only, was offended, sued, won. Bullshit.)

Post by **thibodeaux** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:45 pm

Here's a handy guide to sexual harassment

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:07 pm

I've always heard from those crappy HR meetings "never make comments about people's body and clothes." Right, sure.

The other day I was walking down the hall and this girl I've never talked to before stops me and says "Hey." I'm like "Hey" She says "I've been meaning to stop you and tell you this for a while, but I really like your hair."

Uh... thanks?

Post by **thibodeaux** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:14 pm

TheCatt wrote:The other day I was walking down the hall and this girl I've never talked to before stops me and says "Hey." I'm like "Hey" She says "I've been meaning to stop you and tell you this for a while, but I really like your hair."

Dude, she wants you.

Probably cuz you been losing all that weight.

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Post by **GORDON** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:17 pm

"Which hair, my pubes?"

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:33 pm

GORDON wrote:"Which hair, my pubes?"

lol

Yeah, the lowrise jeans prolly werent the best idea. But I bought em, so now I need to get my value out of them.