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Re:Why didn't you back me up? by meowface on Saturday March 07, 2015 @07:14PM (#9163764)
>How will that make you feel if you don't have muscular shoulders. You might feel pressure to go to the gym more, or that your prospects at the company are limited in a way compared to if you did have them. You might even feel a bit insulted if your shoulders were clearly far from muscular.

I would not feel insulted (I'm not attractive at all, but someone talking about an actor's physical traits would not bother me), but I suppose someone else might. If this is an "after work drinking" occasion, things like that are par for the course. If the comments aren't directed towards you in any way I think it's kind of ridiculous to feel offended or harassed. The bathing suit comment is different because it was directed only at her, though I think that's just more an inappropriate remark that would make one feel uncomfortable, not evidence that "I represent Google and I judge women based on their looks."

Re:Why didn't you back me up? by grandalf on Saturday March 07, 2015 @07:21PM (#9163789)
Insulted is not the feeling I'm concerned about. Generally people only feel insulted by something that is personal.

It's only relevant because women are typically judged on the basis of their looks. I'm not saying that comment is alone indicting, but in the context of the other comments it appears that Vic is more of a man's man who has fairly traditional ideas of men, women, beauty, and workplace conduct.

Re:Why didn't you back me up? by danellis on Saturday March 07, 2015 @09:25PM (#9164208)
Everybody is judged on the basis of their looks. Men too.