While the Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits conduct that creates a hostile or abusive workplace for women, it does not outlaw “sexually coarse and vulgar language that merely offends,” the high court said.
While the Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits conduct that creates a hostile or abusive workplace for women, it does not outlaw “sexually coarse and vulgar language that merely offends,” the high court said.
Need a good laugh… Here it is….
Thought y’all might enjoy dis
Become A Repugnant, once Called Republican
Excuse me, but language can be offensive. I know what I have heard re: crude remarks about a certain part of my anatonomy. When I hear that, the person who says it gets cussed out good.
I mean, no man would appreciate hearing that remark made about their wife, daughter, sister, or any other female relative! (Especially when those who say that consider it a compliment.)
And, I have had more than my share of trouble w/that. Sexual harassment–damn straight it is!
It may indeed be offensive, vulgar, crude, immature, stupid and reflect badly on the issuer of the statements.
But that does not make it illegal — that’s a different issue entirely.
Human resource departments spend HUGE amounts of time explaining to employees, that “yes, that was a crude remark” but the single issuing of such a remark is not actionable under any statutes, nor does a single unwelcome sexual advance by a co-worker — regardless of how crude — constitute ‘sexual harassment’ in a legal sense.
“The law is an ass.”
A single incident definitely can lead to liability for quid pro quo sexual harassment, i.e., when submitting to sex is a requirement for keeping your job, getting a promotion, etc.
Although it’s rare, a single incident can also result in liability for hostile environment sexual harassment, but the severity level has to be high–such as conduct by a supervisor amounting to sexual assault.
I work part-time in a cargo facility for UPS.. and some of the stuff out of many of the women’s mouths would curdle your toes. Salty does not equal harrasment.
The remark that I have repeatedly heard is more than salty–that is the point.
Sorry, SK. I certainly wasn’t belittling your experience. However, I do agree that there’s simple strong language and innuendo and then there’s harrassment. The two do not equate but certainly they have been used together.
And have been in the situation that I am referring to. Thanks for clarifying.
From the twisted mind of Steven Wright:
Enjoy
Peace
I LOVE STeven Wright. Here are a couple more for you:
You can’t have everything. WHere would you put it.
It’s a small world but I wouldn’t want to paint it.
When I first saw him I was laughing so hard I literally rolled off the couch. He is so deadpan serious but has that twinkle in his eye. Gotta love the guy.
He reminds me of Pat Paulsen and his “Presidential Run” in the 70’s.
Same style of word-play and deadpan delivery.
He’s very good live.
Peace
Someone once broke into my apartment, stole all my stuff, and replaced everything with an exact replica. I asked my roommate, “Hey Dave, what happened?” And he went, “Who are you?”
Hey dada. Thanks for throwing in those couple.
I had to stop laughing before I could type this out.
He was performing in Vegas a couple weeks ago when I was at that social science conference. Was glad that I caught his act live. One of my all-time fave commedians.
From Raw Story
Not exactly frivolous:
here
I’m the Decider (Koo-Koo-Kachoo)
See the world run when Dick shoots his gun, see how I lie
I’m Lying…
Sitting on my own brain, waiting for the end of days
Corporation profits, Bloody oil money
I’m above the law and I’ll decide what’s right or wrong
I am the egg head, I’m the Commander, I’m the Decider
Koo-Koo-Kachoo
Baghdad city policeman sitting pretty little targets in a row
See how they die when the shrapnel flies see mothers cry
I’m Lying…I’m Ly-ing…I’m Lying…I’m Ly-ing
Yellow cake plutonium, imaginary WMD’s
Declassifying facts, exposing secret agents
Tax cuts for the wealthy leaving all the poor behind
CHORUS
Sitting in the White house garden talking to the Lord
My thoughts would be busy busy hatching If I only had a brain
CHORUS
(courtesy of Paul Hipp)
That mp3 made my day, and made the rotation on what is otherwise my jazz show at my local university radio station.