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Originally Posted by driveway
So, this trend is sweeping social media, I'm sure you've seen it, if you haven't please go google it.
My mother just posted it.
Many of the members of this forum are men, so this is what I want to ask us:
What are we doing to prevent sexual harrassment and assault?
What are YOU doing? Are you going to call our your friend the next time they hit on a waitress? What about your buddy at work who makes those kinda funny but-right-on-the-edge jokes? What are you going to change in your own life?
The first thing I can think of that I'm going to change: my friend and I like to go down to where the nightclubs are in Taipei, get some drinks from 7-11 and hang out while we watch the girls go in and out of the clubs. I'm not doing that anymore.
So what else are we going to do?
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I definitely respect the message this hashtag is supporting, but I think it's also important to point out that a distinction needs to be made between making a move on someone with the right intentions and sexually harassing someone. There's a line you don't cross there... but I don't think its inappropriate to 'hit' on a woman, as long as you do it with respect and class and within that person's comfort zone.
If I buy a girl a drink or start talking to them, that isn't sexual harassment. It's crossing the line by saying inappropriate things and making them uncomfortable that could be construed as such. It is very important to know the difference.