EWWW

[ericadawn16]

Actually, this is BEYOND eww!



Looks like some members of congress need a mandatory sexual harassment training...

Comments

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

Did she complain about this?

It may be inappropriate behavior (or not -- where's the context for the picture?), but I wouldn't label that as sexual harassment. Harassment might be a sell, but even that would be over-the-top.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

You're right, I would love context. However, the photo does catch him right in the act.

Have you ever had your cheek pinched by a coworker of any sex? Would you find that okay?

I wouldn't. I don't even know children who enjoy their cheeks being pinched even though they are most subjected to it.

Yes, those into S&M would enjoy cheek pinching but there's a time and place for that and that's not in public in view of cameras.

As for it being sexual harassment or not... Many workplaces include sexual harassment as being unwanted physical contact. I am 99.99999% sure that she did NOT ask him to pinch her cheek. It was unwarranted and what makes it even worse is that it is a gesture of infantlizing her. It's a way of saying through body language that she's beneath him.

No, I have not heard that she's complained but are you really surprised? How many women and men just grin and bear harassment because of fear?

She knows the repercussions it would cause.

1. It would cause dissension within the super committee (that they're both members of) about whether to side with him or her or remain neutral.

2. It would overshadow any work they do and possibly cause it to be disbanded which would postpone their work and cause even worse ill feelings among both parties.

3. While a lot of media would be on her side, you know that not everyone would be. There would be those who felt it was somehow her fault because it's always the woman's fault and he would be portrayed as a "good ol' boy who didn't know any better".
Plus, she's a Democrat and he's a Republican.

[ayaneva.livejournal.com]

I would have been tempted to hit him if I were her.

[itcamefromjapan.livejournal.com]

Not that this is ever acceptable behavior no matter who it happens to, but the fact that the woman it happened to here is my super badass senator makes me extra bummed.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

You should email her a sympathy note or something.

[indiwise.livejournal.com]

That's a bit condescending, yeah. Asswipe.