Thread: What Would You Do....

Originally Posted by Savy

This is sickening.

Everything she said was completely rational, and yet look at the reaction she's getting.
People are calling her man-hating and a prude just because she wouldn't go into some stranger's
hotel room at 4 in the morning.
I just don't understand.

Our society must be more sexist than I believed it to be...

Those comments are being made by the many alts of the same elevator guy she rejected.

Originally Posted by Xei

Heard about it but hadn't seen what she said till now. I don't think what she said was worthy of a shit storm, but I do think it was pretty silly. The man expressed interest in her and asked if she'd like to come over for coffee. The subtext, we assume, is, 'I find you attractive, are you interested in me'? There's nothing wrong with this at all in my eyes. Her complaint seems to be that the man noticed she was a woman. Well... you are. And he was asking if you were the kind of woman who'd enjoy his company. He wasn't asserting that you were, he was asking. 'Sexualisation', seriously... what does that word even mean? It means nothing. It means 'sometimes men are attracted to women and sometimes women are attracted to men'. It's a truism, not a sin.

If a woman approached me in the elevator, would I feel 'sexualised'? Well, whatever the fuck that means, I suppose so? She's not persecuting me, is she!? I'm a male and she's expressing interest. I would understand, be flattered, and decline. Would I feel uncomfortable? Maybe, but you like it or you lump it. I have no right to not be told I'm sexually appealing to somebody, and no basis to complain about it.

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Originally Posted by khh

I find nothing wrong with asking a girl if they'd be interested in having a chat over a cup of coffee, and I find nothing wrong with declining. The way she reacts, though, is as if someone's has committed an offence towards her.

..agree.