Posted on Oct 4, 2019
Where do you draw the line on workplace conversations about the opposite sex?
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Post-platoon leader in the hollowed land of BN S3.
While doing work, several O1s, E7, E8s were conversing about a GA college. To boil it down, a large proportion of the conversation revolved around the women of the college. "I would totally go to that college because of all the hot girls," "a 20:1 girl-to-guy ratio, where do I sign up," "I would [get turned on] when a girl says Howdy.," etc. etc. Other comments were revolved in saying how female physical features are more attractive versus others, and so on so on.
Essentially, the discussion was guys talking about how attractive females were, but never strafing into the degrading of females. I remained silent, when I think I should have said that sort of conversation isn't fit for a professional environment.
Where is the line between "this is normal "I-like-females" conversation" versus "This is inappropriate?"
While doing work, several O1s, E7, E8s were conversing about a GA college. To boil it down, a large proportion of the conversation revolved around the women of the college. "I would totally go to that college because of all the hot girls," "a 20:1 girl-to-guy ratio, where do I sign up," "I would [get turned on] when a girl says Howdy.," etc. etc. Other comments were revolved in saying how female physical features are more attractive versus others, and so on so on.
Essentially, the discussion was guys talking about how attractive females were, but never strafing into the degrading of females. I remained silent, when I think I should have said that sort of conversation isn't fit for a professional environment.
Where is the line between "this is normal "I-like-females" conversation" versus "This is inappropriate?"
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That is hard to find. It would likely be dependent on the environment. But of course the best way is to not even talk about it in the first place. Leave the locker room talk in the locker room
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Ask yourself how would you feel if some group was talking about your sister or girlfriend this way? How would she feel? If either of those questions raises an issue, just ask people to leave the locker room conversation in the locker room or at least somewhere away from the workplace
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Just a simple reminder to them- Sexual Harassment is in the eyes of the complainer, could you defend yourself using this conversation- Bye I'm gone.
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