Re:Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers
by moosingin3space on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @09:07PM
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Dick pics fall into the category of "unwanted sexual advances", which is a form of harassment.
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I guess some people could see it that way given the donglegate scandal, but it can't be harassment if it's not repeated. And if something is to be repeated, then lots of things can be used besides dick pics.
Re:Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers
by moosingin3space on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @01:42AM
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> it can't be harassment if it's not repeated
Pretty sure there are a LOT of women who would strongly disagree.
No, it's just annoying or a simple threat if it's one time only. From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harass (emphasis mine):
> Simple Definition of harass: to annoy or bother (someone) in a constant or repeated way; to make repeated attacks against (an enemy).
Re:Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers
by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:13PM
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"sexual harassment" is a term with its own specific definition, which is not precisely a naïve combination of the simplest common definitions of "sexual" and "harassment".
Re:Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers
by cjk101010 on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @05:47AM
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Not only women... I totally feel harassed when someone sends me a dick pick
Re:Open Letter to the Emacs Maintainers
by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:12PM
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> but it can't be harassment if it's not repeated.
Incorrect. Sexual harassment doesn't require repeated conduct, though repeated conduct is more likely to be harassment (both because it is more likely to create a hostile environment simply because of the pervasiveness, and because it is more likely that the actor will be in a position where they should reasonably have known that it was unwelcome.)