That women have to face unwanted
sexual innuendos often enough, is well known. There is something about our
social behaviours that allows some men to think it is ok to be sexually
inappropriate. Though it is likely that those who are in fact sexually
inappropriate do not see themselves in quite the same light as the persons they
are engaging with, an increasing number of women are drawing the line for
themselves.
No inappropriate speaking or
touching is tolerated for very long. A general conversation on the subject of
sex, is not the same as insisting on knowing about your sex life or vice versa.
Similarly, an appropriate touch is instinctively different from an
inappropriate one. So chances are, that an out of line behaviour once might be
ignored, it might be ignore twice, but a third time will definitely be called
out. Today’s story is one such case. Hopefully there are lessons learned. The
identities have not been revealed given the sensitive nature of the subject.
But given that this is a still
very much evolving subject, there needs to be far more open discussion and debate
on it. Therefore, after reading this story, we would encourage you to share
your perspective on how to best deal with these situations.
