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Originally Posted by AFireInside
When it comes to these types of situations though we need to stop acting like it's traumatizing. A coworker making a comment that makes you uncomfortable doesn't necessarily require that they be fired and dragged through the mud on social media.
The threesome comment isn't traumatizing and we need to stops acting like it is. Inappropriate, sure, traumatizing no. If it is traumatizing to you then you need to be an adult and recognize that maybe you need to get some help.
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But in today's outrage culture, there's no difference between inappropriate and a fireable offence, between discomfort and trauma. Taking offence has been weaponized, and will remain weaponized as long as the rest of society goes along with the public shaming.
Anyone who is really serious about reducing harassment should be taking the greatest care to distinguish it from thoughtless gaffes. Because failing to distinguish between the two will only cloud the issue and make people take the former less seriously.