Capitalization is a waste of time
F1 next year will NOT have hostesses on the tracks.
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They have said it's not socially acceptable anymore, something like that. I haven't read it in english so I don't know the exact words.
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maybe because of this? https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/F1s-Hamilton-Called-Sexist-for-Spraying-Hostess-With-Champagne-20150414-0007.html
i see it's a "tradition" in f1, but it's pretty stupid.
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Well, that's pretty silly. While I don't find it particularly interesting or feel like it adds anything to the event, I'd say let folks decide for themselves.
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Still beats the shit out of some 60+ year old half naked woman humping your leg trying to get backstage to meet some has-been rapper.
Yes, I'm still a bit "bitter" about that whole evening. :3
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Because a handful of pathetic basement-dwelling Gutmenschen had to impose their warped world view of what's appropriate on these women's free decicion what they would like to do for a living. And now they're out of a job.
But on the bright side it's just a couple day of work a year and just like Cheerleading those jobs sadly usually only pay pennies so at least it probably won't threaten their livelihood.
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It's nice to be able to bump a thread, and not have it spammed immediately down the page.
Anyway, here's my daily bump.
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Long overdue GA bump:
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While I'm here, I'll state the plainly obvious by reiterating that blaming victims of sexual harassment is never right, but what's probably less obvious are the psychological mechanisms at play that govern the behaviour of said victims who are put through such abuse. While the following article does not address street harassment per se, it's nonetheless a great eye opener and a timely reminder: http://behavioralscientist.org/reasonable-way-respond-sexually-harassed/
many people feel embarrassed that they “let” themselves be sexually harassed, and they keep quiet as a result. Yet according to research from psychology, finding the resolve to get up and leave is much harder in the moment than it seems after the fact.
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There was, in other words, a huge gulf between what people did and what people thought they would do in response to harassment. The researchers went in search of an explanation. They found that the women who contemplated the situation hypothetically imagined they would feel angry, but women who were put through the experience reported feeling afraid. Their fear prevented them from confronting the harassment. Psychologists have a term for this disconnect: an “affective forecasting error.” We have immense trouble knowing how we will feel in response to a stressful situation. As a result, we misjudge what behavior would be a normal response. In particular, we imagine people will be more assertive and confrontational than they typically are.
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There is a large disconnect between what people think they would do in idealized versions of their individualistic selves and what people actually do—as they are embedded in social relationships and communities and affected by cultural norms that prescribe roles and dictate appropriate social behaviors.
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Fascinating and sadly too true. Even without sexual overtones, women tend to kowtow to abusive men - at home, in the street and in the workplace. The past two years I was working as a contractor for a company contracted to do work for an outside client - the manager/client on site was known to be abusive (this was communicated obliquely to me by the firm he was a contractor to and by my bosses much after the fact). But as the person in charge of keeping this "client" happy, I had to take the abuse on a regular basis and find ways to keep my team "safe" from this abusive person. So yeah, it isn't always cut and dried - we all do what we have to do to keep our jobs. But should we "have to"? I really don't know but it was a difficult time and fortunately when my team was "fired", my bosses understood exactly how difficult it had been to keep this "client" happy for as long as we did.
Work-wise, it was stressful to get off daily calls in which I had been denigrated needlessly. The abusive behavior ultimately caused a total lack of communication that is required for good work to be produced. Working in a climate of fear of reprisal serves no one....
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It's sad (and actually pretty infuriating) that your bosses, who were apparently fully aware of the situation, merrily made you go through that anyway (while also likely telling themselves that their behaviour was justified. Because bottom line). I'm inclined to think that that's not only irresponsible, it's immoral.
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yes, the first reaction is to feel ashamed, same as a victim of abuse. it's what the society teaches everyone. luckily it's changing despite some people still living in the prehistoric age. ^^
thanks for the bumpz 🌈
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Because I'm tired of getting catcalled and watching others in the street receive the same treatment, I decided to share some information with everyone in SG hoping that they can stop doing it and/or talk to their friends to make them reconsider their behavior.
Street harassment is unwanted and unwelcomed public attention, most often directed at women, which is demeaning and damaging. It’s not a private matter but one that should concern everyone.
If you have trouble empathising with strangers, then think about your mother, sister, or girlfriend. Would you enjoy watching people catcalling and telling them nasty things? How do you think they would feel about it?
On an average day I go out twice and I get at least one guaranteed catcall. On weekends or when I go out, for example to a club, it gets worse because groups of people feel more empowered to do so.
A few months ago I was walking with a friend and one guy said things and started to follow us. After a while it ended with me turning around and pepper-spraying his face, then running away in case he could fight back. This is the kind of violence it generates.
We had a rough rest of the day and were shaken up. I didn't enjoy doing that at all, but he had to be stopped. I also like to think the guy didn't enjoy it either.
So in the end, what did he achieve? Nothing.
Edit
OK, I'm gonna clear this up since some people like to assume things just to blame me for defending myself.
For the backward people, this was in june when I wasn't wearing "provocative shorts and t-shirts" clothes. These are the "nice compliments" I got amongst others i don't even want to repeat here and/or I want to forget:
hey girl nice butt
does your friend wanna F with me too?
hey reply bitch
come here lesbos!
GONNA EAT YOUR ASS
Walked one block with that guy which was 1 meter away from us. He wasn't shouting from the other side of the street, he wasn't half a block away, he wasn't sitting in the sidewalk. He was right behind us.
He got warned to leave us alone during the whole 1-block fast-paced walk. I didn't stop to "discuss" because I'm not a 1.9 meters 120kg guy, so I'm not putting my friend and I at risk at 8:30pm in the street.
You read the "You're not alone" thread?
Well, most of the stuff that I shared about me is linked directly to an experience related to this, but I wasn't walking with a friend and there were two guys instead of one following me. You can guess what happened next since I wasn't able to defend myself.
But of course, street harassment is harmless and nothing else can go wrong, nor it can trigger unhappy memories from past experiences.
Think a bit before judging others so quickly assuming they overreact when they feel in danger.~
I know I probably won't convince anyone catcalling to stop by posting this (it doesn't hurt to try), but if your friends or co-workers do it, you can persuade or talk to them and see if they get it. There's nothing worse than being in a group of friends and allowing them to act like idiots.
It's disgusting and demeaning, stop it. You're hurting people with your actions and makes you look like a fool.
❤️️ FAQ, in case you're gonna post one of these comments I get all the time.
- But some women like to be catcalled!
Yes, there's also men that like to get hit in the face with a hammer. So using the same logic, I should go out and hit all men with a hammer in hopes they enjoy it?
- Don't be so sensitive, ignore it.
No, it reaches a point it can't be ignored. It's not an isolated issue once per month or in certain situations so you can avoid it. It also affects me a lot depending on my mood, so when you feel like crap and you get catcalled, things get worse.
- So you want others to come to your rescue when some stranger catcalls you? That will end up with me getting in a fight!
I'm not asking people to fight for me, just them to stop doing it, spread the word, and discourage people in their group of friends from being disrespectful.
- If you don't want to get catcalled, dress appropriately!
1: Don't blame the victim.
2: I dress as I please. It's my body, not someone else's.
3: It doesn't matter if it's winter and I'm wearing a jacket, or summer with shorts and a t-shirt. Some people will be idiots anyway and say things.
- I bet you like it when a handsome guy catcalls you!
Irrelevant. I expect respect from everyone.
- What about men? They also get harassed!
I'm very aware guys also get harassed by both men and women, but this thread is about girls. Feel free to create another thread for that issue, and I will support it.
- So this is just a misandrist rant!
It's not. If you feel targeted by anything I said, then it's not because you're a man, it's because you actions ressemble what it's said here.
- Meh, it could be worse.
It could be worse, but it SHOULD be better. Also, normalizing this behavior makes it even more painful for victims.
- Women also catcall!
I never said they don't, but for each woman that catcalls me, i get 500 guys. So the issue at hand is the one I shared.
- This thread offends me!
That tells a lot about you. Log off, take your time, and think about it.
- This thread is inappropriate for SG, please close and delete it!
Go tell that to all other threads about awareness, politics, religion, sports, disasters, etc.
💙 Some info and articles:
Stop Street Harassment
Wikipedia definition
Documenting women's stories of street harassment
Why we need to take street harassment seriously
Dutch woman faces down her catcallers by posting selfies with them
💚 Videos:
Au bout de la rue (Court-métrage) - france
10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman - usa
Woman is filmed walking London's streets for secret documentary - uk
Male actor dresses as woman to experience sexual harassment - egypt
Sons React to Their Moms Getting Catcalled - usa
💛 And some pictures:
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