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In reply to the discussion: Someone calling a woman over and complimenting her smile may or may not be inherently creepy per se. [View all]
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)26. It's disrespectful and unprofessional - that's more important than being creepy
There is no license to single out a woman, who is a legitimate reporter, differently than any other reporter in the gaggle. That IS sexism, even if the comments are nice, especially when you bring in physical appearance.
It's a subtle way that men keep women at a different level (and I am a man). It's implying that they have to be professional AND beautiful.
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Someone calling a woman over and complimenting her smile may or may not be inherently creepy per se. [View all]
Tommy_Carcetti
Jun 2017
OP
Yes! The newly elected GAY Irish Prime Minister. Which makes it doubly inappropriate.
smirkymonkey
Jun 2017
#42
"Someone calling a woman over and complimenting her smile isn't inherently creepy per se."
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2017
#7
When someone in power does that when the woman is a professional doing her job, it IS
tblue37
Jun 2017
#47
Right, flirty approval is pretty commonplace between men and women, even in professional
Corvo Bianco
Jun 2017
#31
Saying this is creepy only because we have a recording of other terrible things he has said is
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2017
#16
Imagine Pres. Obama doing that! As a woman I know what he meant and can see/feel the sleaziness
Madam45for2923
Jun 2017
#17
Um no , there is no question that it is smarmy/creepy even if it is complementary.
m-lekktor
Jun 2017
#20
He singled out a woman who was in a professional situation with other members of
Squinch
Jun 2017
#23
"essentially, culled from the herd.""reduce her to an object for inspection."
pirateshipdude
Jun 2017
#30
It is comforting to know so many of you DUers aren't OK with singling out women for public oggling.
Corvo Bianco
Jun 2017
#34
And if you called her over while others were watching and she had no ability to
Squinch
Jun 2017
#25
As far as I'm concerned, there's no way to do that respectfully while she's at work.
Iggo
Jun 2017
#28
I was in a lot of service jobs getting through college. There were some regular customers who
Squinch
Jun 2017
#32
It's disrespectful and unprofessional - that's more important than being creepy
HopeAgain
Jun 2017
#26
Trump is a narcissistic sack of $hit. He can't even give his full attention to the phone call.
mnhtnbb
Jun 2017
#38
I get the feeling that Trump had to flaunt his "masculinity" in front of the new Irish PM who
smirkymonkey
Jun 2017
#43
He's all about domination, whether it's a man or a woman. This way, he got himself
smirkymonkey
Jun 2017
#60
he is disgusting. and, as others have pointed out, that reporter is almost an ivanka clone.
niyad
Jun 2017
#44