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IndianInlaw

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Revenge? Tacky? Both? Or merely foolish?
« on: December 19, 2006, 10:32:29 AM »
I used to work in the office of a non profit organizations (think Village People).

We had a basement level office, which meant we had to look up, to look out.

At lunch time, we would get a bunch of runners, who would stand on the sidewalk and put a foot on the window ledge in order to stretch or warm up, whatever runners do.

My female boss ( a corporate type) would actually go (and encourage others)  look up the running shorts of these gentlemen.   When I mentioned that this was not a decent thing to do, she said she was getting revenge on every man who ever did similar things to women.

I found this to be disrespectful, not only to the guys, but to any husbands, boyfriends, etc of the "viewers". And incredibly self demeaning.  Not to mention, it reeks of unprofessionalism. 

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Re: Revenge? Tacky? Both? Or merely foolish?
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2006, 12:08:23 PM »
Two wrongs do not make a right.

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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2006, 12:53:36 PM »
Ewww.  What was she hoping to see?  (Don't answer that.)   ;)

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Re: Revenge? Tacky? Both? Or merely foolish?
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2006, 01:20:01 PM »
I don't think that was revenge. I think boss had a, er, psychological tick. Encouraging other people to follow suit was to make herself feel more normal.

DEFINITELY unprofessional.
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2006, 01:22:13 PM »
Somehow I don't think ogling a hoowah is striking a blow for the dignity of women everywhere....that's just nasty.
And who would want to see that anyway!!!!
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« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2006, 03:01:00 PM »
Oh my!

errrm ... ok, i know it's wrong, but i had to laugh at that one. My godness, i hope somoene told the gentlemen that they were putting themselves on display.

And your boss ? Oh, definitely tacky tacky tacky.

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Re: Revenge? Tacky? Both? Or merely foolish?
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2006, 03:10:56 PM »
So... to prove that it's wrong to look up women's skirts, she's going to imitate the bad behavior and become guilty of the same thing?  Your former boss is obviously a brilliant specimen of humanity.  Revenge?  Not at all.  Tacky?  Ooooooh, yeah.  Foolish?  Well, I certainly think she made an idiot of herself by being a massive hypocrite?
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« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2006, 03:14:43 PM »
Definately tacky.  Did any of these men actually do something to her personally?  If not then not only is she acting classless and hypocritical, she is also committing the crime of over-generalization.

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« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2006, 03:35:16 PM »
Definately tacky.  Did any of these men actually do something to her personally?  If not then not only is she acting classless and hypocritical, she is also committing the crime of over-generalization.

If it's wrong for men, then it's wrong for women. I think I'd make a point of telling the men in question that they're being observed....
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2006, 05:09:11 PM »
That is just incredibly bizarre and icky. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.  ???

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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2006, 09:55:01 PM »
Or throw up....I still don't know why you would want to stare at someone's "accessories"....
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« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2006, 10:04:03 PM »
Did these men do anything to her, personally?

They paid her salary.

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« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2006, 10:18:05 PM »
Okay, back up. You mean she was looking up at her bosses?? That is sexual harrassment! She could lose her job over that!
Is this woman crazy??
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« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2006, 10:21:51 PM »
Definitely tacky and unprofessional.

"Wanting to get revenge on every man who did similar things to women" geez, she sounds like a modern day version of Miss Haversham (sp?) from Great Expectations.

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« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2006, 11:13:38 PM »
No, they belonged to the gym.  Their membership fees paid salaries.