Originally Posted by Mac76
you don't seem to be able to able to grasp it's the principle of the thing
The context can make a difference - e.g. your date example - but not in situations where a man grabs a colleague in the stationary cupboard - whether or not they are in public, the principle is the same - a work colleague acting inappropriately
either we are soft on such behaviour, therefoer perpetuating it, or we make clear it's not acceptable
anyway whatever, you clearly don't get it so i give up
But for you context is only important when it suits your narrative
And you ignore that the context of winning a World Cup and the jubilation that brings cannot simply be replicated in the work place. I think context is important because what happened bears no resemblance to a work place groping
And I disagree, if you just make examples out of people, it just leads to men thinking they are going to be treated unfairly and the minority of those men who are dick heads just head up this new misogyny movement I referred to. These things don’t arise in a vacuum, it’s usually a response to puritanical campaigns that pay no heed to context, that demand blood.
There’s no principle at stake with what I’ve said. If Rubiales had publicly apologised it wouldn’t have created the impression that men can get away with it. Because in the ordinary work place there’s simply going to be nothing that by comparison recreates the conditions under which Rubiales kissed Hermoso…so it has no function as a get out of jail card.
In fact the only thing at risk is for people like yourself getting that warm instant gratification from retribution
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