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Showing Original Post only (View all)what if genders were reversed in this situation? [View all]
I wonder if anyone stopped to ask if the man was ok, or called the police? What they have just gawked if this was a woman? Would the incident have been treated so lightly. I'm female - the image bothered me. I believe it would have been met with outrage if this was a woman being lead by a leash video of him crawling about at the link:London man on all fours wears dog leash as woman casually walks him down street
The brunette strutted while leading a man wearing dress slacks and shirt through the busy streets while onlookers stared and tried to figure out what was happening. Much speculation was thrown around on social media, including some saying it was a PR stunt, and others suggesting the man was in the doghouse for cheating and this could have been his punishment.
"A woman is walking a man on a dog lead up cowcross st. He's literally on all fours. London you've surpassed yourself this morning," added another.
"Did we really just see this outside work? A woman walking a man like a dog on a lead in #Farringdon #London #bizarre," tweeted a third.
Some commenters have speculated that the incident was a PR stunt, but no firms have yet come forward to claim the publicity.
The "dog walker" also did not appear to be wearing any distinct brands.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/video-woman-takes-man-acting-dog-walk-article-1.1755645#ixzz2yuHzLHup


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I know that emotionally my reactions to this and a hypothetical gender-reversed situation...
Silent3
Apr 2014
#6
How about ethnic differences? Or what about class differences? Man was wearing overalls
Liberal_in_LA
Apr 2014
#10
since you are making it into a he vs she thing.... at a guess, i would imagine you would have about
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#11
I don't see how that is disturbing, unless its non-consensual, then there are problems.
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2014
#19
obvious difference. an adult can navigate street and surround. a 2 yr old cannot
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#22
they think they are so cutting edge, daring. it is foolish, they just look foolish. a game.
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#20
People are allowed to look foolish, I have friends who go LARPing occasionally...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2014
#23
you do understand nowhere did i state that people are not allowed to look foolish, right?
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#28
The point is that would you find it a bigger problem if the genders were reversed?
davidn3600
Apr 2014
#33
Probably, because I don't think many women pay men to do such things to them, so
valerief
Apr 2014
#43
Wouldn't necessarily freak out either way. But the imagery would seem a bit different
nomorenomore08
Apr 2014
#34
of course you did, as you and others often do. at least you had the honestly to edit...
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#37
Actress reveals she walked man around central London on a lead for theatrical stunt
maddezmom
Apr 2014
#36