Coworker Keeps Sexually Harassing This Woman, So She Gets The Best Revenge Ever
Sexual harassment is in the spotlight at the moment, with women all over the world finding the courage to stand up for themselves and speak out against something that has been tolerated for way too long.
With high profile movements such as the #metoo campaign, as well as a raft of high profile people now being named and shamed for past inappropriate behaviours, there has never been more moral support for women who feel violated to fight back. And now, thanks to this woman’s story shared on Reddit, there is a new weapon against unwanted advances: revenge farts.
“It was MY way of using my ass as a weapon. A weapon against him,” she explained about the incident, which occurred soon after her colleague, Ted, had ‘accidently’ groped her. “I think more women should just do it. Who cares if it’s not feminine? It’s not gentlemanly but accepted to be groped. Why not have men fear the ass?”
Scroll down below to see how the episode unfolded. Is this an acceptable or effective way to deal with a creep who won’t stop inappropriately touching female colleagues? Let us know what you think in the comments!
A new weapon against unwanted sexual advances in the workplace exists thanks to one woman
Image credits: The Open University (not the actual photo)
“It was MY way of using my ass as a weapon. A weapon against him”
People were largely supportive of the woman’s response to sexual harassment
Is this an acceptable way to deal with a creep who won’t stop inappropriately touching female colleagues? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Share on FacebookWell, the sad component is that it seems like several harassed people would not or could not raise their voices. And with five women as victims, surely more people must have witnessed something. We do not need revenge, we need a culture where everyone is entitled a life free of harassment.
We need to form a culture that teaches young kids that yes means yes and no means no while also teaching that they can always walk away, tell someone else or call it off.
Load More Replies...I so wish I could fart on demand. There are so many instances where it would have been an appropriate and perfect response
I think doing the noise with your mouth would be sufficient. My problem is that whenever something like this happens to me, I tend to freeze.
Load More Replies...what makes men think that they are entitled to pinch you in the a*s or make their hands go near your breast??? that is why i support the #metoo movement because they are men that think this is ok , that is not bad and they go away with not consequences then they scale to abuse power .
There's a vast number of things that directly or indirectly make people think that women's #1 goal is men. How often have you heard a man offer his opinion on how much makeup women should be wearing, what length of hair he prefers, what they should wear, how women doing this or that will be emasculating? And the opinions are often unsolicited. A lot of men even have trouble comprehending lesbians, because they're not about men. They're A-OKAY with them for a threesome though. In view of all this, feeling entitled to a woman's body... not surprising. Fortunately not too generalized, but not surprising.
Load More Replies...A "natural" body reaction (passing gas) is more acceptable than a slap. Its sad, but a slap would be considered an aggressive action.
It depends of culture. In my country (Poland) if man is does something inappropriate towards woman, woman has every right to slap him in the face. It's not consider aggressive action by anyone. It simple action-reaction. Man does something inappropriate (vulgar joke, immoral proposition, unwanted touching, etc) he gets slap in the face. He deserved it.
Load More Replies...As much as the idea was great, I think that no woman-man should be forced to introduce any kind of revenge - sexual harassement should not have place in 21st century.
It's unique! LOL. I had a male supervisor who kept doing this to me. If I had complained, no one would have believed me. The owner thought he was so great. This was years ago, but this behaviour is still happening, and women are afraid of retaliation. Too often, THEIR supervisors are "overlooking" it. BTW, the owner was a woman!
I'm glad it worked out for her and the guy got fired. On top of being unprofessional and a predator, it just goes to show that this guy isn't the brightest bulb in the lamp store. He should have never admitted that he touched her with any intent. "It was a joke" isn't an acceptable excuse. "I tripped" or "It was an accident" is what you say and you keep saying it: deny, deny, deny. Has this man learned nothing from our role models in Washington? (Sarcasm.) Unless he learns exactly why his behavior was wrong, he'll probably carry it over into the next job and the next. And, within a lot of industries, people all know one another, so his reputation could be ruined and he will have deserved it.
The moral of the story is not to fart on your harasser ... rather to expose his abuse. Even the story above says she was the fifth one to come to the boss who finally took action.
This is truly acceptable. Seriously. He says it's a joke. I honestly don't know how it is. It's like a woman going up to a man and touching the front of his pants. Not okay.
It's sad that people have to deal with this. Someone groped me once while I was walking at night and I broke his finger. I can't imagine having to deal with that at work where breaking bones is not an acceptable response
Creep got what he deserved. Nobody should harass or harm a coworker, a stranger, or a friend. It's just not right.
When I was about 18 or 19 I worked for a "Taco" place. I worked the closing shift. While everyone was busy with their closing shores, I was washing dishes. A co-worker grabbed me, threw me onto a metal table behind me. He took my pants off as I was fighting and screaming and raped me. I went home crying that night scared to say anything. The next day I went to work. Was relieved that my rapist was not scheduled to work that night. Finally got the courage to go to the manager on duty what had happened. He said, "You asked for it." I transferred to another store the very next day and until now never spoke of it again. So forgive me if I don't buy into, "tell someone" campaign. I'm glad it worked for you though. KUDOS
How the f**k did you ask for it. Stupid d**k head manager! I am so sorry for what happened to you. I hope you have had people supporting you through everything. You are worth far more than those walking pile of craps.
Load More Replies...When I was 18 I clerked at a local grocery store. We had a new, creepy supervisor and the other women told me he'd been either hitting on them, poking them or other unacceptable behavior. One day as I was at the cash register, a customer left and the lech sneeked up behind me and grabbed my waist. I hit him with an elbow hard in the stomach, swirled around with a fist, stopped about1/2 inch before his nose. Then gasped and said 'Oh my! I have a bad startle reflex, don't do that!' He never touched me again.
If the boss KNEW she was one of FIVE this guy had already done this to, why did it take so long for the boss to do something about this? Is five a magic number or something? Still unacceptable in my opinion...
I don't think it's that clear who knew she was one of 5. That paragraph says: Boss overheard AFTER other people kept talking about it, [I'm pretty sure that's why the boss finally did something about it, because he couldn't be sure that one or some of those other people might ask him about what he did, if he did nothing. Or they might tell HIS boss about it, if it was a big company.] Then the paragraph goes on to say: brought us both in, found out I was one of 5 he's done this to. She doesn't say 'who found out'. Yes the others might have gone to the boss and the boss mentioned it in this interview. Or what I think is more the case, is that the female office workers had talked among themselves as in 'be careful around Ted because he does this & this & that too'. So, I think she told the boss, that Ted does this all the time to me, & jane & etc. And she probably told the boss, what all the new females are told about Ted. So, whether the boss knew already, now other people know too.
Load More Replies...When a famous person like Trump is accused publicly of sexual misconduct, then many other women come out of the woodwork to make accusations. Then her integrity is in question. Is she just trying to get attention or $? Or has she now finally had the courage to come forward?
A trump is a euphemism for a fart in the UK and always has been. So appropriate now!
Load More Replies...A few years ago, there was a video arcade in the building where i worked. On my lunch break, I would go in and play pinball. One of the girls that worked there had a habit of rubbing her a*s on the back of my hand while I was trying to play. I told her to screw off. She didn't like that so she accused me of sexually harassing her. The surveilance video told a different story though.
I think that men have got away with bad behaviour for far too long. Even apologising for an inappropriate touch with a leer on their face. Whilst in a queue for my lunch one day at work somebody fondled my bottom, I turned around and asked "who did that" as there were three men behind me all laughing. I smacked the closest ones face really hard, looked at my dinner that had been put on the counter and got two handfuls of custard tart and slapped it on top of the heads of the other two men that were still laughing at the one who got the slap. They never groped anyone in the lunch queue again and nor did anyone else. Fight back as men are really wimps and they get upset if the tables are turned on them.
Why did a fart make them finally believe he was harassing her? When nothing else would? And her slapping him could have gotten her fired? Weird times we live in.
The fact that five women had already complained and it took a public scene for the boss to do anything is disturbing. Why didn't he do something when the first 5 women complained?
Those action these great girls too is simply amazing. Hats off to them. It is something that made me read it over and over again. I loved it and will not feel reluctant to apply if I need.
The thing about sexual harassment is that whatever you need to do in order for the perpetrator to stop, do it. It doesn’t matter what, but as long as it’s not a crime or against the law or something like that, you should try anything to get them to stop. Yes, Hans is correct in the fact that we need a culture where everyone is entitled to a life free of harassment, it will almost never stop if the perpetrator is like a sexual offender or a ex-con
It's sad that she had to resort to that. Women should be able to slap men who touch them inappropriately, without repercussions to the woman. I have slapped a few men who groped me. He touch me, and I touched him back. Right across his stupid face!
To be fair, I think it was the other 4 women who complained to management that made the difference, not farting on his hand.
I say good for this ingenious woman! Give that pervert his own medicine back!!
I think it's a hell of a great way to deal with it. As a person who has dealt with gas all my life, I wish I could turn it to my advantage like that.
Back in the early 70's, I was with a co-worker at a local Lum's. Lums was known for waitresses wearing skimpy bottomed outfits. They also sold beer and one of their signature items was hot dogs steamed in beer. While my friend and I were eating a couple of guys were at a table a couple of feet away ordering. One of the guys could not keep his hands off the waitresses legs and kept moving his hands up to her bottom. No manner of maneuvering by her could keep her body out of his reach. I got tired of it and stuck the back of his hand with my fork, since it was practically in my face anyway. Needless to say, he snatched his hand away faster than you could blink. But being half drunk anyway, I don't think he figured out who or what caused the pain in that hand. I was raised different I guess, to treat everyone as I would want to be treated and NEVER, EVER mistreat a woman, no matter how they are dressed.
Hell yes! I had a co-worker grab my a*s in the copy room years ago. I wasn't having it. I turned to him and said, "Kendall, I'm as tall as you are and quite strong. If you ever put your hands on me again, I will break your arm off at the elbow and shove it so far up your a*s you'll be able to touch your tonsils with your own hand. Is that clear?". I then immediately went to HR & reported him. I wasn't the only one he'd pulled that s**t on, but this was the early 90's and he was a profitable Real Estate broker working for some "good ole boys", so nothing was done except a notation made to his employee file (which made the HR Manager absolutely seethe). He never came anywhere near me again, though. I would have seriously kicked his a*s.
I don't think it matters what you do - short of actually attacking them with a lethal weapon - a knife would get you into trouble, but a thump over the head with a book or a waste paper basket or a slapped face would be well done.
Nice work ladies......whatever you have to do, make it stick!!! I would have been the voice that shook the office, never accepting treatment I did not ask for. If you say nothing you perpetuate the evil deed......please speak up ladies. That being said, your minds are quite creative.
I’d do that, but I’m very vocal, and always say something to embarrass the grab a*s idiots.
A clearly spoken, for others to hear, "back off" at the first brush by would likely stop it in its tracks. Next brush by, a loud "I said, back off!" Third time, take him by the arm and straight into the bosses office, while yelling, "Come with me, that was your third strike and you are out!".
ANY method is acceptable, and I do mean any. Claim your space back, ladies, and if someone gets butthurt over a sexually harassing a*****e being treated badly then you know who needs it next.
But the sad thing is, you can't really fart when you want to. Burps, sure, but your behind has a whole other mindset.
Eat beans, broccoli, anything that gives you gas!
Load More Replies...The problem with this is that it undermines setting up an effective, official way to complain. I doubt this would normally lead to the guy getting fired, so he'd have been free to continue with other women. Five women complaining on the record likely would.
Things that tend to happen to women who complain of harassment at work: being ignored, being branded as hysterical, being harassed MORE, being demoted, being moved, being fired. And sadly, there aren't really any way for women to tell which work environment will be safe from that happening to them.
Load More Replies...women are not the only victems bet she dont know shes not supposed to sexually harass him too. i was a victem too so women have too have the same rules army as well
B******t. I'm 73 years old - if you think sexual harassment is new, you're nuts. And we didn't need someone to hold our hands and comfort us when some jerk patted our a*s or made suggestive comments. Give them one warning, they do it again, you deck them. WTF is wrong with people nowadays???
Articles are copied from reddit posts these days. They should be ashamed, very ashamed.
No, it would not be a story, because men would have made fun of a man reporting sexual harassment from a woman, told him he should enjoy it, and would have ostracized him for being victimized by someone they all view as weaker. So he would likely not have reported it, or done anything about it, so probably not have posted it online. In the meantime, I'll underline that there were at least *6* women who were made to feel unsafe ONE office, and possibly unsafe to report it, and you choose to go with, "What about the men?"
Load More Replies...Phil The Computer, what's that now? Are you saying that someone is going to "wait to be touched" and then scream sexual harassment? Is that what you just said? If I'm wrong sorry but holy s**t, if that's what you're saying you're a f*****g moron. The first four words say it. Waits to be touched. WAITS TO BE TOUCHED. If someone is touching someone else without their permission it's sexual harassment. You're trying to take the blame off of the perpetrator by putting the "waits" in that sentence but it doesn't work. How do you not understand this basic concept?
Load More Replies...Well, the sad component is that it seems like several harassed people would not or could not raise their voices. And with five women as victims, surely more people must have witnessed something. We do not need revenge, we need a culture where everyone is entitled a life free of harassment.
We need to form a culture that teaches young kids that yes means yes and no means no while also teaching that they can always walk away, tell someone else or call it off.
Load More Replies...I so wish I could fart on demand. There are so many instances where it would have been an appropriate and perfect response
I think doing the noise with your mouth would be sufficient. My problem is that whenever something like this happens to me, I tend to freeze.
Load More Replies...what makes men think that they are entitled to pinch you in the a*s or make their hands go near your breast??? that is why i support the #metoo movement because they are men that think this is ok , that is not bad and they go away with not consequences then they scale to abuse power .
There's a vast number of things that directly or indirectly make people think that women's #1 goal is men. How often have you heard a man offer his opinion on how much makeup women should be wearing, what length of hair he prefers, what they should wear, how women doing this or that will be emasculating? And the opinions are often unsolicited. A lot of men even have trouble comprehending lesbians, because they're not about men. They're A-OKAY with them for a threesome though. In view of all this, feeling entitled to a woman's body... not surprising. Fortunately not too generalized, but not surprising.
Load More Replies...A "natural" body reaction (passing gas) is more acceptable than a slap. Its sad, but a slap would be considered an aggressive action.
It depends of culture. In my country (Poland) if man is does something inappropriate towards woman, woman has every right to slap him in the face. It's not consider aggressive action by anyone. It simple action-reaction. Man does something inappropriate (vulgar joke, immoral proposition, unwanted touching, etc) he gets slap in the face. He deserved it.
Load More Replies...As much as the idea was great, I think that no woman-man should be forced to introduce any kind of revenge - sexual harassement should not have place in 21st century.
It's unique! LOL. I had a male supervisor who kept doing this to me. If I had complained, no one would have believed me. The owner thought he was so great. This was years ago, but this behaviour is still happening, and women are afraid of retaliation. Too often, THEIR supervisors are "overlooking" it. BTW, the owner was a woman!
I'm glad it worked out for her and the guy got fired. On top of being unprofessional and a predator, it just goes to show that this guy isn't the brightest bulb in the lamp store. He should have never admitted that he touched her with any intent. "It was a joke" isn't an acceptable excuse. "I tripped" or "It was an accident" is what you say and you keep saying it: deny, deny, deny. Has this man learned nothing from our role models in Washington? (Sarcasm.) Unless he learns exactly why his behavior was wrong, he'll probably carry it over into the next job and the next. And, within a lot of industries, people all know one another, so his reputation could be ruined and he will have deserved it.
The moral of the story is not to fart on your harasser ... rather to expose his abuse. Even the story above says she was the fifth one to come to the boss who finally took action.
This is truly acceptable. Seriously. He says it's a joke. I honestly don't know how it is. It's like a woman going up to a man and touching the front of his pants. Not okay.
It's sad that people have to deal with this. Someone groped me once while I was walking at night and I broke his finger. I can't imagine having to deal with that at work where breaking bones is not an acceptable response
Creep got what he deserved. Nobody should harass or harm a coworker, a stranger, or a friend. It's just not right.
When I was about 18 or 19 I worked for a "Taco" place. I worked the closing shift. While everyone was busy with their closing shores, I was washing dishes. A co-worker grabbed me, threw me onto a metal table behind me. He took my pants off as I was fighting and screaming and raped me. I went home crying that night scared to say anything. The next day I went to work. Was relieved that my rapist was not scheduled to work that night. Finally got the courage to go to the manager on duty what had happened. He said, "You asked for it." I transferred to another store the very next day and until now never spoke of it again. So forgive me if I don't buy into, "tell someone" campaign. I'm glad it worked for you though. KUDOS
How the f**k did you ask for it. Stupid d**k head manager! I am so sorry for what happened to you. I hope you have had people supporting you through everything. You are worth far more than those walking pile of craps.
Load More Replies...When I was 18 I clerked at a local grocery store. We had a new, creepy supervisor and the other women told me he'd been either hitting on them, poking them or other unacceptable behavior. One day as I was at the cash register, a customer left and the lech sneeked up behind me and grabbed my waist. I hit him with an elbow hard in the stomach, swirled around with a fist, stopped about1/2 inch before his nose. Then gasped and said 'Oh my! I have a bad startle reflex, don't do that!' He never touched me again.
If the boss KNEW she was one of FIVE this guy had already done this to, why did it take so long for the boss to do something about this? Is five a magic number or something? Still unacceptable in my opinion...
I don't think it's that clear who knew she was one of 5. That paragraph says: Boss overheard AFTER other people kept talking about it, [I'm pretty sure that's why the boss finally did something about it, because he couldn't be sure that one or some of those other people might ask him about what he did, if he did nothing. Or they might tell HIS boss about it, if it was a big company.] Then the paragraph goes on to say: brought us both in, found out I was one of 5 he's done this to. She doesn't say 'who found out'. Yes the others might have gone to the boss and the boss mentioned it in this interview. Or what I think is more the case, is that the female office workers had talked among themselves as in 'be careful around Ted because he does this & this & that too'. So, I think she told the boss, that Ted does this all the time to me, & jane & etc. And she probably told the boss, what all the new females are told about Ted. So, whether the boss knew already, now other people know too.
Load More Replies...When a famous person like Trump is accused publicly of sexual misconduct, then many other women come out of the woodwork to make accusations. Then her integrity is in question. Is she just trying to get attention or $? Or has she now finally had the courage to come forward?
A trump is a euphemism for a fart in the UK and always has been. So appropriate now!
Load More Replies...A few years ago, there was a video arcade in the building where i worked. On my lunch break, I would go in and play pinball. One of the girls that worked there had a habit of rubbing her a*s on the back of my hand while I was trying to play. I told her to screw off. She didn't like that so she accused me of sexually harassing her. The surveilance video told a different story though.
I think that men have got away with bad behaviour for far too long. Even apologising for an inappropriate touch with a leer on their face. Whilst in a queue for my lunch one day at work somebody fondled my bottom, I turned around and asked "who did that" as there were three men behind me all laughing. I smacked the closest ones face really hard, looked at my dinner that had been put on the counter and got two handfuls of custard tart and slapped it on top of the heads of the other two men that were still laughing at the one who got the slap. They never groped anyone in the lunch queue again and nor did anyone else. Fight back as men are really wimps and they get upset if the tables are turned on them.
Why did a fart make them finally believe he was harassing her? When nothing else would? And her slapping him could have gotten her fired? Weird times we live in.
The fact that five women had already complained and it took a public scene for the boss to do anything is disturbing. Why didn't he do something when the first 5 women complained?
Those action these great girls too is simply amazing. Hats off to them. It is something that made me read it over and over again. I loved it and will not feel reluctant to apply if I need.
The thing about sexual harassment is that whatever you need to do in order for the perpetrator to stop, do it. It doesn’t matter what, but as long as it’s not a crime or against the law or something like that, you should try anything to get them to stop. Yes, Hans is correct in the fact that we need a culture where everyone is entitled to a life free of harassment, it will almost never stop if the perpetrator is like a sexual offender or a ex-con
It's sad that she had to resort to that. Women should be able to slap men who touch them inappropriately, without repercussions to the woman. I have slapped a few men who groped me. He touch me, and I touched him back. Right across his stupid face!
To be fair, I think it was the other 4 women who complained to management that made the difference, not farting on his hand.
I say good for this ingenious woman! Give that pervert his own medicine back!!
I think it's a hell of a great way to deal with it. As a person who has dealt with gas all my life, I wish I could turn it to my advantage like that.
Back in the early 70's, I was with a co-worker at a local Lum's. Lums was known for waitresses wearing skimpy bottomed outfits. They also sold beer and one of their signature items was hot dogs steamed in beer. While my friend and I were eating a couple of guys were at a table a couple of feet away ordering. One of the guys could not keep his hands off the waitresses legs and kept moving his hands up to her bottom. No manner of maneuvering by her could keep her body out of his reach. I got tired of it and stuck the back of his hand with my fork, since it was practically in my face anyway. Needless to say, he snatched his hand away faster than you could blink. But being half drunk anyway, I don't think he figured out who or what caused the pain in that hand. I was raised different I guess, to treat everyone as I would want to be treated and NEVER, EVER mistreat a woman, no matter how they are dressed.
Hell yes! I had a co-worker grab my a*s in the copy room years ago. I wasn't having it. I turned to him and said, "Kendall, I'm as tall as you are and quite strong. If you ever put your hands on me again, I will break your arm off at the elbow and shove it so far up your a*s you'll be able to touch your tonsils with your own hand. Is that clear?". I then immediately went to HR & reported him. I wasn't the only one he'd pulled that s**t on, but this was the early 90's and he was a profitable Real Estate broker working for some "good ole boys", so nothing was done except a notation made to his employee file (which made the HR Manager absolutely seethe). He never came anywhere near me again, though. I would have seriously kicked his a*s.
I don't think it matters what you do - short of actually attacking them with a lethal weapon - a knife would get you into trouble, but a thump over the head with a book or a waste paper basket or a slapped face would be well done.
Nice work ladies......whatever you have to do, make it stick!!! I would have been the voice that shook the office, never accepting treatment I did not ask for. If you say nothing you perpetuate the evil deed......please speak up ladies. That being said, your minds are quite creative.
I’d do that, but I’m very vocal, and always say something to embarrass the grab a*s idiots.
A clearly spoken, for others to hear, "back off" at the first brush by would likely stop it in its tracks. Next brush by, a loud "I said, back off!" Third time, take him by the arm and straight into the bosses office, while yelling, "Come with me, that was your third strike and you are out!".
ANY method is acceptable, and I do mean any. Claim your space back, ladies, and if someone gets butthurt over a sexually harassing a*****e being treated badly then you know who needs it next.
But the sad thing is, you can't really fart when you want to. Burps, sure, but your behind has a whole other mindset.
Eat beans, broccoli, anything that gives you gas!
Load More Replies...The problem with this is that it undermines setting up an effective, official way to complain. I doubt this would normally lead to the guy getting fired, so he'd have been free to continue with other women. Five women complaining on the record likely would.
Things that tend to happen to women who complain of harassment at work: being ignored, being branded as hysterical, being harassed MORE, being demoted, being moved, being fired. And sadly, there aren't really any way for women to tell which work environment will be safe from that happening to them.
Load More Replies...women are not the only victems bet she dont know shes not supposed to sexually harass him too. i was a victem too so women have too have the same rules army as well
B******t. I'm 73 years old - if you think sexual harassment is new, you're nuts. And we didn't need someone to hold our hands and comfort us when some jerk patted our a*s or made suggestive comments. Give them one warning, they do it again, you deck them. WTF is wrong with people nowadays???
Articles are copied from reddit posts these days. They should be ashamed, very ashamed.
No, it would not be a story, because men would have made fun of a man reporting sexual harassment from a woman, told him he should enjoy it, and would have ostracized him for being victimized by someone they all view as weaker. So he would likely not have reported it, or done anything about it, so probably not have posted it online. In the meantime, I'll underline that there were at least *6* women who were made to feel unsafe ONE office, and possibly unsafe to report it, and you choose to go with, "What about the men?"
Load More Replies...Phil The Computer, what's that now? Are you saying that someone is going to "wait to be touched" and then scream sexual harassment? Is that what you just said? If I'm wrong sorry but holy s**t, if that's what you're saying you're a f*****g moron. The first four words say it. Waits to be touched. WAITS TO BE TOUCHED. If someone is touching someone else without their permission it's sexual harassment. You're trying to take the blame off of the perpetrator by putting the "waits" in that sentence but it doesn't work. How do you not understand this basic concept?
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