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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:42 PM Original message |
Poll question: How many women here have dealt with sexual harassment or something similar? |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. I voted a most emphatic YES.. |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. very common occurance. I am sorry that happened to you. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I hear ya. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. I can't even begin to enumerate. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. How many women HAVEN'T? lol! |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
50. My thought exactly: "Of course I have...I'm a woman" |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. My mother dealt with sexual discrimination |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. Who hasn't? |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. As a salesman I have been groped and propositioned by a number of customers |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. I was told once that I MUST get an abortion... or lose my job... |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. im a man and ive been sexually harrassed a few times |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:11 PM Original message |
My mother was harassed by a woman |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Actually, I have, too. |
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Aloha Spirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Way too funny. Sorry for laughing at your painful memory! |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. There were a couple of them waggling dildos, too.... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Nobody is stopping you... eom |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Same here |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. By all means, start a poll. |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. Uh.... why's this in the Primary forum? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Because Clinton supporters think that women Obama-fans have never experienced it before.... |
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Aloha Spirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I can guess, but it's not very nice. It has to do with the way some people perceive HC as being |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. I fail to see how this belongs in the GD:P discussion area - perhaps |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Sure, many times |
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southerncrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Or "accidently" back up & CRUSH their toes! Ooops! |
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southerncrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I doubt there are ANY women who haven't experience sexual harrassment at some point. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Every salesman/bartender/person who deals with the public |
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southerncrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. I was in sales for many years, & you're exactly right about it. Sometimes |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. A toast to you! |
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southerncrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I was a "traveling" salesperson, so I didn't have to deal with the |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. LOL zing! |
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southerncrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Different products at different times w/ different companies. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. LOL |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yep, but it hasn't defined me. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
44. Really? |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. You missed the "taking a stand" bit. |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
15. I had a male boss triedto force himself on me many times... |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. Way Too Tangential-Belongs In GD |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yes. I was 22 and a grad school prof said my grade depended |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. What? You're gonna miss your chance to "get even"? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. I going to take a guess and say that all of them have, even if they don't know it. |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. I agree. |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
28. I have dealt with sexual harassment and discrimination |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
30. circa 1987, maybe 1988 |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. multiple times since my first job as a teen. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. The most overt sexual harrassment I experienced was so out there it was almost comical. |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yes - lots of great stories, looking back on things |
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EmilyAnne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. Working in Mexico, Russia and Uzbekistan...almost DAILY! |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
41. So...what is the link to the campaign? (I am a woman, just so you don't think I'm a guy!) nt |
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justinaforjustice (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. The Link? If You Want More of the Same, Vote McCain |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
45. I used to waitress and bartend... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
46. I've never dealt with sexual harrassment as such, but I HAVE faced |
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Tinksrival (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
47. About 25 yrs ago |
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sakura (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. I have been-- by both a male and a female employer. |
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ruby slippers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
51. The band director at BAHS in PA, used it with his class when two |
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