by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 11/11/2017 at 13:24
by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 11/11/2017 at 13:24
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Toby has agreed to serve as a buffer, but does not necessarily approve or endorse the contents of this post. He will however, accept treats.
I have been down the rabbit hole of the Louis CK confession, and miles of Internet rage and madness. I always thought he was funny, but this and other recent harassment/assault/rape cases has left me exhausted and repelled. It is all awful, but I think we feel like we know a comedian through his work, and as a former fan of his work, his behavior really upset me.
I have been an attorney for about 17 years, and my profession is awful to women. I have spoken twice at a local bar association about it, and left a big law firm in part because of how some of my partners treated the women who worked there. I think that this sort of abuse is everywhere, so I have no illusions. It is one of the reasons I have my own business.
Over the years, I have had a number of young attorneys work for me, and by chance most have been women. All of these business relationships have ended on good terms, and I hear from former employees from time to time and it is always friendly. I think I treat people ok, and it isn’t hard. Just adopt a few simple rules. For example, male or female, don’t touch people beyond a handshake. Oh yeah, one more thing, do not masturbate in front of your co-workers.
What the hell is wrong with people? I am certainly not the perfect boss, but 8 of my 9 employees are women, and I would not have any interest in lording power over them or abusing them. My one male employee is the one who would complain; he jokes that my next hire needs to be a guy so he has someone to talk football with.
All of this shit just makes me sad. Sorry for ranting.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
11/11/2017 at 13:32, STARS: 2
People are shitty. I’m a broken person that can’t fathom doing these things and I have given up on following news because it’s far too depressing.
That said, where do I send the treats?
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
11/11/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 3
I’m glad all of this is coming out and hopefully things change for the positive. Something that really gets to me is the response from many people that “now I can’t talk to women” or “how am I supposed to compliment women without getting accused?” Or the worst one of flat out victim blaming.
Answer: Don’t be a fucking creep. It’s not hard. Like you said, don’t fucking touch people. You don’t need to compliment anyone on their looks. That isn’t how you get a date.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
11/11/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 3
No need to apologize.
"Spottieodo" (spottieodo)
11/11/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 1
My wife has been practicing for the last 13 years. In her first office out of law school she had a married boss that slept with a few employees during her time there. He eventually ended up with a divorce, moving out of state, and a cocaine addiction.
She now is a boss and still experiences harassment and sexism from clients, DA’s and judge’s. Most people that don’t know her greet her male employees before acknowledging her.
"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
11/11/2017 at 16:06, STARS: 1
You only compliment someone on their looks if you have absolutely no charm at all, which makes sense, because creeps have no charm.
"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
11/11/2017 at 16:08, STARS: 0
He’s just an honourary Canadian - apologizing before and after ranting.
"Tristan" (casselts)
11/11/2017 at 18:28, STARS: 1
It’s 2017, we’re supposed to by driving flying cars, not raping/sexually assaulting everyone. Get your shit together, influential men of the world and act like real fucking (gentle)men. I’ve got a big job ahead of me teaching my daughter how a good man conducts himself, and that there are some remaining in the world.