Its a double standard for sure.........

A woman could make a joke in the workplace about a mans package and nothing would ever come of it......

I think we are getting a bit hyper sensitive to jokes.......

Th strange thing is we are lumping in jokes in with genuine sexual harrassment where a female employee is being seriously propositioned/threatened.

We seem to have lost all grip on context in the modern world..... FWIW its probably worse in the US.

Posted By: usacanary on January 25th 2011 at 18:13:06

Message Thread

Is Keys staying? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jan 25, 16:49:08
- The whole thing sounds kind of shitty............. (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:00:08
  - He deserved it, end of (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:05:09
    - And you would be sacked instantly for saying "disgusting fucking cunt" to anyone (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:10:32
      - not sure once a woman sent round an email at work (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 25, 17:18:58
        
        Its a double standard for sure......... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 18:13:06
        
        it is a bit much at times, but the joke Gray made surely made her feel very uncomfortable (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 18:19:59
      - That you are sticking up for the vile piece of sexist shit says a lot (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:18:07
        
        My point was not about Andy Gray............... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:30:27
        
        I am not salaried to post on this board (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:32:20
        
        So sexism or being offensive is ok as long as its off the clock......... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:57:30
        
        So you have never said anything bad while on the clock........... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:54:26
      - I said something almost identical to a female workmate (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:15:50
        
        I may have got it wrong, if I did I apologise.... (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:24:05
        
        Well, if the woman *is* a fucking disgusting cunt, then that's not sexism, that's accuracy (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jan 25, 17:26:16
        
        If she's black can that be mentioned? (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 17:28:42
        
        Exactly (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:30:15
        
        it's fucking disrespectful to women. hth (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:28:04
        
        But its OK as long as you are not being payed ......... right....... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:59:03
        
        Well, yes, "cunt" is fairly disrespectful across the board. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jan 25, 17:35:26
        
        You mean like calling Andy Gray a "disgusting fucking cunt" (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 18:01:09
        
        it's just another trolling dullard without the courage to do it under their normal name (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 18:07:30
        
        Equality is equality (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 25, 17:29:55
        
        precisely, I made no concessions due to her sex and said just what I'd say to a man (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:41:50
        
        If I hold a door open for a woman to walk through first. (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 17:32:31
        
        no that's fine but you do know (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 25, 17:42:57
        
        no way (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:45:59
        
        exactly, there's more double standards in anti-sexism than any other topic (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:40:19
        
        I called her a fuckign inconsiderate cunt, and it was true and not sexist in any way (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:25:59
        
        You don't think using the term "cunt" is in any way wrong? (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:29:18
        
        no I don't (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:35:26
        
        oh do shut up (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 25, 17:32:27
        
        Are you a regular with a "new username"? (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 25, 17:30:31
        
        No different to calling a man a "disgusting fucking cunt" (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 25, 17:25:00
        
        So, racism is abhorrent in your world but sexism is dandy then? (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:20:04
        
        please explain to me how is that sexist (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:21:04
      - Is it okay to make sexist comments to colleagues in your place of work? (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 25, 17:13:06
        
        You can't make sweeping statements about sexism towards women (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 17:23:39
        
        i didn't (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 25, 17:46:03
        
        However.... (Other Football) - new username, Jan 25, 17:26:47
        
        Women aren't paid less, it's a myth. (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 17:30:41
        
        I am probably way out of touch....................... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:21:47
        
        I think it's to do with Gray asking a female colleague to rummage in his trousers as well. (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Jan 25, 17:26:29
        
        I think it would be worse if he was serious and not laughing..... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:50:57
        
        You're forgetting that he's massively successful and doesn't need to work anymore. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jan 25, 17:15:50
        
        Depends, some dirty bints lap it up. (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 17:15:35
    - A fucking big pay off probably (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 17:10:30
      - Depends what shit they have on him............. (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 25, 17:15:59
- think so, he apologised apparently and they have accepted it (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 25, 16:50:32
  - it was the charlotte jackson stuff gray was done for anyway (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 16:51:21
    - It doesn't make it right (Other Football) - WOTB_HaxBall_Champ, Jan 25, 16:57:46
      - Didn't look like she was laughing to me. Looked pretty disgusted. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jan 25, 17:01:05
        
        Never mind disgusted, she looked HOT (Other Football) - Old Git, Jan 25, 17:10:23
        
        ... (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 17:14:11
        
        I'd consider it (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 25, 17:16:41
        
        Ewww (Other Football) - Old Git, Jan 25, 17:16:07
        
        You should see her in person (Other Football) - WOTB_HaxBall_Champ, Jan 25, 17:20:12
        
        haha that's so airbrushed it looks like a mannikin (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 17:19:59
        
        She is lovely. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jan 25, 17:11:04
        
        Looking back at it, she could have been laughing at something going on (Other Football) - WOTB_HaxBall_Champ, Jan 25, 17:03:28
      - probably laughing that she had the ammo to sack him (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 17:00:18
        
        I doubt she's that bright (n/m) (Other Football) - WOTB_HaxBall_Champ, Jan 25, 17:01:00
        
        hmmm why's that? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jan 25, 17:03:44
        
        OG will answer this (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 25, 17:05:32
        
        WOTB Haxball Champ doubts that Charlotte Hottie is that bright because he's a sexist (Other Football) - Old Git, Jan 25, 17:15:34
        
        I don't find her attractive (Other Football) - WOTB_HaxBall_Champ, Jan 25, 17:18:58
        
        Disappointing (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 25, 17:17:31
    - sexual harassment intut (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 16:54:14
      - Yeah, he'd have been on a sticky wicket with that one (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 25, 16:56:52
        
        yep, and I imagine this is only the tip of the iceberg (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 16:58:26
  - amusing really, seeing as he's said more (Other Football) - pants, Jan 25, 16:51:12
    - Probably waiting for something else to happen. (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 16:53:05
    - ... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 25, 16:52:57
- fuckin hope not (n/m) (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Jan 25, 16:49:42

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