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Cyrus
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Cyrus asked in Social ScienceGender Studies · 1 year ago

Question for Men in America?

Anyone can answer this, but I'm sure I'd get a better perspective from the men, since this directly effects them. Our American societies have been heavily effected by the #metoo movement (whom have accused all men of being potential rapist)

 resulting in men in the business field being more afraid to conduct business meetings with their female colleagues, or even to coach them, because of the possibility of society misinterpreting their professional relationship as something more than appropriate. I'm a Medical Dispatcher, and I work around a lot of young easily offended women and I almost ran into this problem, all because I stopped giving money to one of my co-workers that I foolishly didn't realize was using me until it was too late. 

My question is if you're a business man, have you ever had to handle a false sexual assault accusation and if so how did you handle it? 

Thank you ^_^

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  • 1 year ago
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    Nope, not at all.  And while I do believe their are any number of men who have genuinely been unfairly targeted by unscrupulous women, I often find that the guys who complain the most tend to be the sorts of guys who just hate women in general.

    If you are having trouble with this coworker, and you were just honestly trying to be decent, then you have my empathy.  But let's be blunt that guys who are genuinely in your situation are going to have a very, very, very hard time receiving recognition while it's dudes living in their mom's basements who are the loudest and most vocal.

  • 1 year ago

    i ran into this when i was still in high school and working at burger joints. i THOUGHT the accusation was unfair/wrong.

    a few years later, i grew up enough to realize that *I* was the one who crossed the line and MY behavior WAS inappropriate.

    once i became a master machinist, and became responsible for training apprentices, i trained more than a few women, but by then i had learned:

    1) never make crude or vulgar comments; and,

    2) any touch other than a pat on the shoulder blade accompanied by "good job!" was NOT appropriate.

    only once did an apprentice object. i immediately apologized and respected her boundaries for evermore.

    perhaps, to be safe, in such a situation it might be better to forego the proverbial "pat on the back" and OFFER my hand for a simple handshake, instead.  that leaves the choice of whether or not to touch in her court.

    when she received an award for completing a particularly difficult machining project, she publicly credited me as her teacher who trained her so well. i'm pretty sure she wasn't holding a grudge BECAUSE i treated her with respect and taught her everything i could without taking offense to her early objection.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Society hasn't been heavily effected by #MeToo. Except apparently it made rapists and sexual harassers temporarily afraid? in which case -- good.

    This question is hilarious BTW. WTF imaginary fantasy is supposed to be playing out here? A medical dispatcher who doesn't know what sexual harassment is who's been bribing female coworkers to go out with him? LOL Is that what you're going with.

    edit: I agree with the Red Pill guy. Leave women alone in all professional and non-dating contexts. Though apparently he thinks this is "punishment" when it's what women have been asking for all along.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Just don't flirt with women. Remain asexual and sexually frustate women. Never never talk to women and never approach them on streets if you don't know them. 

    Have some sense and don't drink. You need a voice recorder and video recorder to prove yourself. Everything will be fine.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    "Question for Men in America?"

    #MeToo has changed the work landscape forever.  Is it even acceptable to date a co-worker now?  HR departments are now right into everyone's lives at work.  How does that feel?  Well ... all the men are scared, and rightly so.  The women ... not so much.  Some might even be enjoying this turnaround.  But there are huge prices to pay for that smug short term feeling, that are going to last forever.

    Look here for starters:

    "Women in Politcs fear MeToo backlash"

    *Please see the link in the comments box as this answer would not post with the link in it*

    The chill in the air has caused such changes that now Women in politics fear #MeToo moment will backfire, and they’ll be the ones punished. Listen to this veteran female lobbyist.

    “I had a senator say, ‘I need my aide here in the room because I need a chaperone,’ ” said Jennifer Green, a veteran lobbyist, after meeting with a senator in his Capitol office to discuss a client’s issue.“I said, ‘Senator, why do you need a chaperone? I don’t feel uncomfortable around you, do you feel uncomfortable around me? ‘Well,’ he said, ‘anyone can say anything with the door shut.’

    And this:

    “I'm getting the feeling that we're going back 20 years as female professionals,” she said. “I fully anticipate I'm going to be competing with another firm that is currently owned by some male, and the deciding factor is going to be: ‘You don't want to hire a female lobbying firm in this environment.’ ”

    Those professional women are at the tip of the curve.  For others, it will all come in time.  And there will certainly be other unknowable, unintended consequences.  And this is the price that women will pay for having the privilege of being able to take a man down just on their word..

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    I just called Little Tony and he took care of the problem for me.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Go away. Learn the difference between "effect" and "affect." Also learn the difference between "who" and "whom." Now that you've practiced that, learn the difference between truth and lies, and stop telling lies.

    If women around you seem "easily offended" maybe it's because you're extremely offensive.

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