#MeToo has caught on, good thing or bad thing ?

If wolf whistling was illegal though, then I wouldnt have 4 lovely children.

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The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

To be honest I think Wolf Whistling should be made a criminal offense if its in the public eye.

People might see thatcas extreme but a woman should be able to walk down the street without somebody making her feel uncomfortable

A totally precious overreaction to a completely innocuous expression.
If someone is that traumatised over someone whistling at them maybe they should just stay indoors. The day I stop getting whistled at is the day I take offence!

To be honest I can see both sides.

Back in the boom I worked in town and right beside the office was a new apartment block being built.

There were gangs of guys and just one of me.

Weeks of whistling shouting, four times a day, when I was coming in in the morning, going out to lunch, coming back from lunch and going home in the evening. Some if it was whistling, some of it was shouting comments. Weeks of that was just too much, so they got eventually told to stop, in much more colourful and animated language.

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http://www.inclusionireland.ie/sites/default/files/attach/news-item/1287/booklet.pdf

This information booklet references various sutuations of sexual sexual assault including:

It is wrong for someone to say sexual comments that make you feel uncomfortable.

Wonder Would wolf whistling fall within that definition?

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Yep you could be right there.

If I were a guy I'd be very careful about whistling or passing comments. Better safe than sorry .

erica74

I was sexually abused by my brother for years when I was a child and I was sexually assaulted when I was 20 and I think #metoo is a load of bollox.

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I'm always looking at boobs. 99% of the time they aren't even nice boobs, but I do find myself involuntarily checking them to see if they are worth it. I think it's just built into men.
For instance I hate small boobs and end up staring at small boobs thinking where are they.
Other lads I know would hate big boobs and would stare at big boobs saying yuck.
It's not something men are aware of. And when women comment to.men on other women's looks it is harsh, even when they are pretending to pay compliments to.other women's looks there is a lot going on below the surface that everyone is aware of but nobody says.

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It's the same with everything, claims everywhere. You can't even have a sports day on the green in case someine falls over and claims.

It may not be ideal, but I don't think anyone wants to be a sacrificial lamb and protecting yourself and your reputation is paramount.

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I'm always looking at boobs. 99% of the time they aren't even nice boobs, but I do find myself involuntarily checking them to see if they are worth it. I think it's just built into men.
For instance I hate small boobs and end up staring at small boobs thinking where are they.
Other lads I know would hate big boobs and would stare at big boobs saying yuck.
It's not something men are aware of. And when women comment to.men on other women's looks it is harsh, even when they are pretending to pay compliments to.other women's looks there is a lot going on below the surface that everyone is aware of but nobody says.

We had a couple of those ppl in work, talk to everyone's boobs as if mesmerised by them!

One day I saw a girl walking through the Office and yer man's head was actually bouncing up and down along with her boobs. She actually just burst out laughing it was that obvious !

anewme wrote: »

We had a couple of those ppl in work, talk to everyone's boobs as if mesmerised by them!

One day I saw a girl walking through the Office and yer man's head was actually bouncing up and down along with her boobs. She actually just burst out laughing it was that obvious !

Well I wouldn't say I was that bad now. But if their is a boob I can sneak a look at I'll sneak a look. Trickle getting caught by someone whose boobs you are only looking at in a yuck way. Ever not be able to stop looking at a big spot on the end of someone's nose. It's not like you are looking because you find it attractive. You are just looking out of reaction.

atticu

Do people know that Ireland is a matriarchal society?

pickarooney

me_irl wrote: »

Pound? My hole.

Yankee nonsense.

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Is whistling at women ok???

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snowflaker wrote: »

Is whistling at women ok???

As long as it's not the wolf whistle it would seem it's ok.

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No, could be harassment though

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could be harassment if met all three though. Its certainly annoying.

lazybones32

snowflaker wrote: »

No, could be harassment though

'If it makes her uncomfortable, it's harassment'. That should be clear enough.

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/pdf/whatissh.pdf

THE UN say it is

snowflaker wrote: »

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/pdf/whatissh.pdf

THE UN say it is

I'm laughing at the term elevator eyes

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up for anything

atticu wrote: »

Do people know that Ireland is a matriarchal society?

Yeah, it was run from within the Magdalene Laundries until they were closed down. Who knows where the matriarchal elite hide now to do their dirty work.