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**QwOpHGyZ** · 06-06-2006, 03:44 PM

I just want to adress one point concerning sexual harrasment. In public in general, like tram, buses, metro, cinemas, clubs and many such other public places a man is very careful about touching, even by accident, a strange woman. I know I am. In club/bars for example a man may try to come and pik up a lady...but he will not touch her unless he feels he has consent...and even if he does happen to brush aside her by accident he will apologize in a manner to make it clear that it was an accident. However, if a woman touches a strange man by accident she will not go to the same lengths...and the man won't even bother to expect an apology or explanation. Women take more liberty in such things. For example in clubs i always remember girls walkin past me and having no trouble or second thoughts putting their hands on my shoulder to signal me to move by or what. I think women have much freedom in this sense.

I agree. We could say that women are more 'sensitive' (or oversensitive) about being touched, yet take more liberties in touching men without their consent. I remember in highschool that some girls I didn't know so well just grabbed my butt once. I ignored her, but I am pretty sure that if a boy had done the same thing to a girl he didn't really know, he would have been slapped in the face or there would have been a scene. So why are men more tolerant toward women's misdemeanours, even when it bothers them ? Is it just than women (in general, not all obviously) are weaker emotionally ? Is that a good excuse to have laws protecting mainly women againt men and not the reverse ?

06-06-2006, 03:44 PM	#15
QwOpHGyZ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 363 Senior Member	I just want to adress one point concerning sexual harrasment. In public in general, like tram, buses, metro, cinemas, clubs and many such other public places a man is very careful about touching, even by accident, a strange woman. I know I am. In club/bars for example a man may try to come and pik up a lady...but he will not touch her unless he feels he has consent...and even if he does happen to brush aside her by accident he will apologize in a manner to make it clear that it was an accident. However, if a woman touches a strange man by accident she will not go to the same lengths...and the man won't even bother to expect an apology or explanation. Women take more liberty in such things. For example in clubs i always remember girls walkin past me and having no trouble or second thoughts putting their hands on my shoulder to signal me to move by or what. I think women have much freedom in this sense. I agree. We could say that women are more 'sensitive' (or oversensitive) about being touched, yet take more liberties in touching men without their consent. I remember in highschool that some girls I didn't know so well just grabbed my butt once. I ignored her, but I am pretty sure that if a boy had done the same thing to a girl he didn't really know, he would have been slapped in the face or there would have been a scene. So why are men more tolerant toward women's misdemeanours, even when it bothers them ? Is it just than women (in general, not all obviously) are weaker emotionally ? Is that a good excuse to have laws protecting mainly women againt men and not the reverse ?
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