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JDPriestly

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10. Harassment in the workplace is about demonstrating power and

Reply to undergroundpanther (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 10:07 PM

Jun 2013

demeaning the person who is being harassed. She doesn't dare say anything because people will ask what she did to cause him to do what he did. The man doing the harassing gets a thrill out of feeling that he could if he wanted to embarrass the woman at any time,

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sexual harassment....as a political stance [View all] undergroundpanther Jun 2013 OP

There Is Something To This, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2013 #1

Many of them are like trolls on the internet MattBaggins Jun 2013 #2

. .. . rings a bunch of bells for anyone who has ever annabanana Jun 2013 #3

This article is absolutely awesome. antigone382 Jun 2013 #4

This precisely describes chervilant Jun 2013 #5

Yeah, pretty hard to sexually harass someone by accident. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #6

Amanda Marcotte is a Gem. stevenleser Jun 2013 #7

kick for visibility n/t antigone382 Jun 2013 #8

While miscues are possible, harassment is not generally DirkGently Jun 2013 #9

Harassment in the workplace is about demonstrating power and JDPriestly Jun 2013 #10