Lessons from being sexually harassed at Google

Re:Lessons from being sexually harassed at Google by nshunter on Friday January 15, 2016 @01:17PM (#10911025)

Honestly, what's described in this article seems to cross into sexual assault rather than just harassment. Moving into blatant physical contact, such as kissing, is escalation beyond suggestion and inappropriate comments.

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Re:Lessons from being sexually harassed at Google by leshow on Friday January 15, 2016 @02:19PM (#10911430)

It doesn't sound good, but it depends a lot on the context, I have a lot of friends who are European, and they greet men and women by kissing them on the cheek.

However if she's just sitting in his office and out of no where he lays one on her cheek? Yeah that's weird. Again, context.

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Re:Lessons from being sexually harassed at Google by ygjb on Friday January 15, 2016 @05:56PM (#10912903)

> but it depends a lot on the context

No. It was unwanted contact. It is, at a minimum harassment, and at worst assault.

Arguing context about one bit of behavior in the context of a pattern of harassment is insulting to a victim of harassment.

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Re:Lessons from being sexually harassed at Google by JDiculous on Friday January 15, 2016 @07:36PM (#10913469)

No. Context matters.

Jumping to conclusions without understanding the context is an insult to those falsely accused of harassment.

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