Boss Calls Woman ‘Slutty’ After Seeing Her Linkedin Profile Pic Where She’s Wearing A Basic T-Shirt, Employee Calls Him Out
Women have had to protect themselves against the inappropriate advances of men since the beginning of time, and the internet has not only given them a platform to bring light to these issues (i.e #MeToo) but given men another way to harass them.
Some men don’t understand the kind of fear women carry with them on a daily basis and why they have to arm themselves during simple activities like a jog around the block. Twitter user @sswyers took to the platform to shed some light on the misogyny that leads to fear, by posting an exchange he had with his boss. The superior begins by calling out a woman for her ‘slutty’ LinkedIn profile picture and little by little the employee unpacks the comment through a conversation that will make you cringe.
Part-time podcaster ‘Sawyer’ took to Twitter to share a thread that highlights the misogyny women not only face in real life but online
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According to Bloomberg data compiled by crisis consultant, Temin and Co. show that public accusations of corporate misbehavior and harassment have fallen to their lowest level since October 2017, after Harvey Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement. “There are lots of reasons the pace of allegations has slowed,” Davia Temin, founder of Temin and Co. told the outlet, “The initial outpouring included decades worth of historical revelations, clearing a kind of backlog. The news cycle has also moved on, and companies have gotten more sophisticated in the way they manage both bad behavior and negative PR.”
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Over the years a shocking amount of sexual assault cases have asked what the victim was wearing to back up the defense of “she was asking for it.” In 1999 the Denim Day campaign was created, which asks people to wear jeans on a Wednesday in April to raise awareness for these sexual assault survivors. The official campaign website explains it was sparked by the 1999 ruling by the Italian Supreme court in which “a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying consent.” This might sound antiquated but there have been multiple rulings since that have used the same grounds.
People were horrified by the thread and said he should be reported to HR
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The most famous opposition to the ‘asking for it’ argument has been the ‘SlutWalks’ wherein which women gather in scantily clad outfits to protest victim-blaming. The movement began after officer Michael Sanguinetti commented to a group of 10 female students in Toronto: “You know, I think we’re beating around the bush here. I’ve been told I’m not supposed to say this — however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized,” back in January 2011. Since then SlutWalks have been observed around the world and gained celebrity advocates such as Amber Rose.
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While others shared their stories related to the issue
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What a disgusting individual. How do men like that get to think this is okay? Revolting. I've been sexually harrassed numerous times at work despite deliberately dressing like an old woman and covered everything from ankle to neck in the hope it would stop.
These are the same men that think that women can control their periods every month and that we "choose" to have them so we can get out of work....SMH.
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@ Stros I would have told him there was the fourth..even more top secret option. To report him to the police (for solicitation of prostitution), your lawyer (to file a sexual harassment lawsuit..you don't need to be his employee to do that), his wife (so she can start divorce proceedings), and every social media page out there (so that he goes out of business.) No one like that deserves to be in a position like that. Always take steps to make sure they can't do it to anyone else. Bet his wife would have loved to have you on the witness stand during divorce proceedings..lol.
Thank you for the support, @Carol. After the interview I found out he has a daughter, which is a few years older than me. You are right. I should have done something, I regret it now. I was kinda scared because he is a rich person and he has my personal information in the CV. His behavior was very disturbing and inappropriate I don't think I can describe it good enough with words. I'm sure he has done it before to other girls, he told me that the previous girl choose the third option and was very "progressive". I forgot to mention that he was constantly asking if my BF gets jealous when I'm going out without him. Not sure if it matters what I was wearing, but I was covered from head to toe.
I had a job interview I'll never forget. I was 22 years old back then and the interviewer, which was also the boss of the company, was more than twice my age. The position was for a graphic designer. The tasks were simple and you had the option to work from home so I decided to give it a try. The other option was to go to the office every day. In the middle of the interview he told me about this top secret third option - to go on business trips with him, which was the highest payed one. He told me that I can't tell anyone about this, even my mom and especially my BF. I asked myself "Okay, the tasks are simple, so why would I need go to business trips with the boss?" He was like: "Don't worry, there will be coffees, hotels ect..." I finally understood he was actually looking for a hooker. I felt so sick, couldn't wait to get out of there as fast as possible.
The comments to 10 year old girls are especially sickening. How does anyone think that's okay?
Or the tweet where the neighbor was watching the two girls and his wife thinks it's ok to ask their mom to put up curtains instead of calling the police on her pedo husband? Ew, ew, ew. I mean obviously kids should have curtains or whatever to protect their privacy, but don't frame it like it's their fault your husband is a freak. Horrifying attitude of the wives in both cases.
were the creepy husbands over here downvoting this comment?
Why was this downvoted?
@Vicky Zar it was still downvoted by one when I saw it, I do not at all know why.
@Vicky the incels are here. I upvote you all so they will make no difference just as they do in real life!
@Adrienne Roscoe: It's the usual crowd of pathetic incels who come onto every thread like this, I suspect.
My dad was a pastor at a church, the deacon brought up my appearance and wardrobe at a church meeting. He told my father that I dressed inappropriately and was a distraction. I was 12 and my mom would approve of my outfits before every service. Basically, my dad told him he was disgusting and a pedophile in front of everyone.
Your dad is awesome! It's horrifying how many of these comments are about grown men sexualizing children.
What a disgusting individual. How do men like that get to think this is okay? Revolting. I've been sexually harrassed numerous times at work despite deliberately dressing like an old woman and covered everything from ankle to neck in the hope it would stop.
These are the same men that think that women can control their periods every month and that we "choose" to have them so we can get out of work....SMH.
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@ Stros I would have told him there was the fourth..even more top secret option. To report him to the police (for solicitation of prostitution), your lawyer (to file a sexual harassment lawsuit..you don't need to be his employee to do that), his wife (so she can start divorce proceedings), and every social media page out there (so that he goes out of business.) No one like that deserves to be in a position like that. Always take steps to make sure they can't do it to anyone else. Bet his wife would have loved to have you on the witness stand during divorce proceedings..lol.
Thank you for the support, @Carol. After the interview I found out he has a daughter, which is a few years older than me. You are right. I should have done something, I regret it now. I was kinda scared because he is a rich person and he has my personal information in the CV. His behavior was very disturbing and inappropriate I don't think I can describe it good enough with words. I'm sure he has done it before to other girls, he told me that the previous girl choose the third option and was very "progressive". I forgot to mention that he was constantly asking if my BF gets jealous when I'm going out without him. Not sure if it matters what I was wearing, but I was covered from head to toe.
I had a job interview I'll never forget. I was 22 years old back then and the interviewer, which was also the boss of the company, was more than twice my age. The position was for a graphic designer. The tasks were simple and you had the option to work from home so I decided to give it a try. The other option was to go to the office every day. In the middle of the interview he told me about this top secret third option - to go on business trips with him, which was the highest payed one. He told me that I can't tell anyone about this, even my mom and especially my BF. I asked myself "Okay, the tasks are simple, so why would I need go to business trips with the boss?" He was like: "Don't worry, there will be coffees, hotels ect..." I finally understood he was actually looking for a hooker. I felt so sick, couldn't wait to get out of there as fast as possible.
The comments to 10 year old girls are especially sickening. How does anyone think that's okay?
Or the tweet where the neighbor was watching the two girls and his wife thinks it's ok to ask their mom to put up curtains instead of calling the police on her pedo husband? Ew, ew, ew. I mean obviously kids should have curtains or whatever to protect their privacy, but don't frame it like it's their fault your husband is a freak. Horrifying attitude of the wives in both cases.
were the creepy husbands over here downvoting this comment?
Why was this downvoted?
@Vicky Zar it was still downvoted by one when I saw it, I do not at all know why.
@Vicky the incels are here. I upvote you all so they will make no difference just as they do in real life!
@Adrienne Roscoe: It's the usual crowd of pathetic incels who come onto every thread like this, I suspect.
My dad was a pastor at a church, the deacon brought up my appearance and wardrobe at a church meeting. He told my father that I dressed inappropriately and was a distraction. I was 12 and my mom would approve of my outfits before every service. Basically, my dad told him he was disgusting and a pedophile in front of everyone.
Your dad is awesome! It's horrifying how many of these comments are about grown men sexualizing children.