Male Professor Won't Apologize Over Lingerie Dept. Elevator 'Joke'

Wombatman

A male political theory professor said Friday he won't apologize to a female gender studies professor for a joke about "ladies' lingerie" he made while both were riding in a crowded elevator. The public spat comes amid heightened sensitivity to sexual misconduct propelled by the #MeToo movement.


Professor Ned Lebow, who teaches political theory at King's College London, told The Associated Press that he has refused to apologize because he did nothing wrong and because a complaint filed by Professor Simona Sharoni against him with the International Studies Association is "frivolous."


Sharoni, a professor of women's and gender studies at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, said in a complaint she filed last month that she was standing near the elevator at a San Francisco hotel and she offered to press the elevator buttons when Lebow "said with a smile on his face, 'women's lingerie' and all his buddies laughed."


She said she froze and didn't confront him. As the men walked out of the elevator, the only other woman in the elevator turned to her and told her maybe they should have spoken up. They said it is no longer acceptable to make such jokes.

No longer acceptable or funny?

RocketRaccoon

What's the joke or issue here? He just said "womens lingerie"?

RocketRaccoon

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

What's the joke or issue here? He just said "womens lingerie"?

There is no issue, apart from whatever battles that useless cúnt has concocted in her warped head.

Specialun

what an animal he is

#Ibelieveher

Zulu

Gender studies; its a sick joke.

RocketRaccoon

Deleted User wrote: »

There is no issue, apart from whatever battles that useless cúnt has concocted in her warped head.

In my head the conversation went as follows:

Her. Can I push the button?
Him. Womens lingerie.
Her. Built up fume and rage.

What am I missing here?

somefeen

They say it was the largest lingerie department in Ireland

RocketRaccoon

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

What am I missing here?

He didn't grovel for forgiveness and instead called her accusation whimsical if I remember correctly.

The guy deserves a medal and she deserves to be fired.

wexie

Thread here already : https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057870508

long and short of it, gender studies could well be a valid field of study but it's been overrun with loonies.

Least that's my take on it.

Arne_Saknussem

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

What's the joke or issue here? He just said "womens lingerie"?

Yeah she was basically asking 'What floor?' and he replied 'Women's Lingerie'.

Are Am Eye

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Yeah she was basically asking 'What floor?' and he replied 'Women's Lingerie'.

Thanks for the brief.

Arne_Saknussem

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Thanks for the brief.

Any time.

Wombatman

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Thanks for the brief.