Re:Please commit more blatant academic fraud
by missedthecue on Sunday May 30, 2021 @03:09PM
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Feelings of love are notoriously hard to "manage". This is the plot line of most Rom-Coms for instance.
Re:Please commit more blatant academic fraud
by b3morales on Sunday May 30, 2021 @03:53PM
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Romantic comedies are fiction, though, intentionally exaggerated for entertainment. I don't deny there's a kernel of truth to that kind of story -- or else they wouldn't be interesting at all -- but I hope we're not taking them as a model of workplace behavior.
Re:Please commit more blatant academic fraud
by missedthecue on Sunday May 30, 2021 @11:30PM
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Right but my point is that love is something you fall into, not a conscious choice (as opposed to making inappropriate comments or non-consensually touching a colleague where you shouldnt. These are things professionals are reasonably expected to manage in the workplace)
Re:Please commit more blatant academic fraud
by newswasboring on Monday May 31, 2021 @03:39AM
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Yeah but only women cry when they are criticized, right? Why is everyone glossing over the blatant sexism and discussing something else entirely?
What about men and women who aren't romantically attracted to (respectively) women and men? Are gay men relegated to the women's lab? But only one per batch, lest they fall in love with each other? (And bisexual people can only be trusted to do science on their own.)
In general don't we expect "professionalism" to include a level of managing your emotions? And this person is basically saying "I can't deal, therefore certain other people must be kept away so I don't get distracted". As well as tarring women in general as not being able to deal, which is unfair. I sure wouldn't want to work with this guy after hearing him say that.