That sounds like great news, Jesse. Good luck.
Gimme some milk.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Nov 10, 2016 2:59:57 pm PST #1779 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Consuela - Nov 10, 2016 3:10:23 pm PST #1780 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Much luck, Jesse!
I'm at a bit of a loss w/rt work. What we do is very important and helpful, I feel; but having the apricot demagogue at the top of the chain of command is going to be a real problem for me.
Especially since I'm tangentially involved in a complaint about a sexual harrassment case at work, and frankly, the behavior I complained about is so much less than anything the AD apparently has gotten away with for decades. So... how do we provide a safe, professional environment when the guy in charge doesn't feel obligated to behave appropriately?
quester - Nov 10, 2016 3:14:32 pm PST #1781 of 30002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Good luck, Jesse and kick some ass!
quester - Nov 10, 2016 3:16:11 pm PST #1782 of 30002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I keep having fantasies of taking self-defense classes and literally kicking ass. Unlikely, given my budget and Fibromyalgia. But, it really would feel good to punch someone in their smug, trump-loving face. or throat. or groin.
Connie Neil - Nov 10, 2016 3:22:15 pm PST #1783 of 30002
brillig
I think there needs to be a push to teach girls self-defense so they can take down gropers. And stop apologizing for it.
EpicTangent - Nov 10, 2016 3:23:09 pm PST #1784 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I think there needs to be a push to teach girls self-defense so they can take down gropers. And stop apologizing for it.
Co-Signed.
Calli - Nov 10, 2016 3:30:41 pm PST #1785 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I think there needs to be a push to teach girls self-defense so they can take down gropers. And stop apologizing for it.
Absolutely.
Connie Neil - Nov 10, 2016 3:36:37 pm PST #1786 of 30002
brillig
And unfortunately, accept that some of said gropers may respond with violence. Accept you may get hurt, but hurt them back, hard, and press charges. Once assault has begun, the rules of the high road are out the window.
edit: I don't think Gandhi would have won in this day and age.
sj - Nov 10, 2016 3:37:21 pm PST #1787 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I just changed my profile picture to one of ltc in her white dress and blue sweater on election day, where she has a somewhat annoyed look on her face. It's my little rebellion for the day, and no one who disagrees with my politics will see anything but a cute baby.
Consuela - Nov 10, 2016 3:41:49 pm PST #1788 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The problem with reacting violently to gropers is that groping is socially acceptable and hitting gropers isn't. If I punched someone for touching me, I'm the one who's getting arrested.
Also, women are not trained to react that way. I've only been groped a few times, but my reaction is always one of surprise and shock, and I tend to freeze rather than take action. By the time I can comprehend what happened, the instance is over and the guy has moved on or whatever. There's no good way to react, in a world where women are supposed to be nice and polite, and we are trained to just bear it.
It sucks.