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Originally Posted by Point Blank
Anytime something like this happens, someone always brings up the, “what if the roles are reversed???” argument as if that somehow negates the fact that what actually happened was wrong. Let’s stop perpetuating the assumption that there wouldn’t be a negative reaction if a group of drunk women harassed a man in a car. The reaction might not be as large if the genders were reversed, and while that might not seem fair, it’s also not fair that women in general had to endure years of being harassed by groups of men with little to no consequences.
Believing in equality doesn’t mean being a “white knight” and providing protection because that’s not what this is about. Equality is believing that men should and can be held to the basic conduct of self-control which for many years has been lacking under the pretext of, “boys will be boys.”
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I'm not excusing Matthews with “Boys will be boys” he is one of the top stars in the NHL and plays for a team that is constantly under scrutiny; he needs to be smarter.
But be honest, if this was just some group of drunken fratboys would you care about it? Would it enrage you?
Also I find it strange how she constantly references how she is a female to the drunken idiots and the police officer. If she feels so vulnerable she really shouldn't be a security officer working overnight.
I know plenty of female officers and they don't need their hands held or protection. They are strong and proud of their jobs. They don't need a man to protect them when their jobs get dangerous.