News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Need help with students who've turned my class into a dating service. Parent comment

Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by stavros on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:33PM (#34590529)
Maybe that's what we should work on instead, along with making hitting on people acceptable for women too. That way, it's not just a male thing, and people can still indicate they want to be left alone.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by soulofmischief on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:36PM (#34590560)
It's definitely acceptable for women to hit on men, in fact there is currently a double standard in place in many cultures.

Two days ago at a party I saw a woman sexually harass multiple men without any repercussions, and she constantly apologized afterwards which somehow made it ok to continue the behavior all night.

Yes, that person clearly has unresolved issues to work on but the double standard is there and it's harmful in both directions.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by stavros on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:38PM (#34590583)
"Acceptable" may have been the wrong word, I more meant "normalized", sorry.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by jimbokun on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:23PM (#34591056)
How would it at all benefit women over the status quo?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Need help with students who've turned my class into a dat... by stavros on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @05:10AM (#34593383)
They'd be hit on less, because men wouldn't have to always be the ones to make a move.
[ Parent | on HN ]