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A sexual harassment suit waiting to happen?

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Filed under: David Jones, Harrasment, Lynx, Marketing

In the wake of the $37 million suit against sacked David Jones boss Mark McInnes, you’d think the nation would be on high sexual harassment alert.

Hot tub hilarity or a disaster in the making?

But the good folk at Lynx deodorant have come up with a scheme that seems destined to dive headlong into those murky waters.

Get this. Lynx are about to open what they call the ultimate “man-cation” destination. Welcome to Lynx Lodge, a huge faux log cabin on Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle. There’s a teaser website here complete with the slogan “get laid back”. Meanwhile, allow me to quote from the brochure.

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Rebecca says:

05:22pm | 10/08/10

It is not it is a legitimate advertising campaign. Why is that so hard to believe? Its just pretty girls employed in the standard positions which must be filled in a resort. They replace the overweight, ugly and cranky employees that no one wants to spoil their vacation. Read more »
Rebecca says:

05:19pm | 10/08/10

Firstly it is not assault AND battery unless the male giving the unwanted attention ‘anticipates’ the knee to the groin. Secondly, it is not assault and battery when the male is making unwanted advances on the woman. The male in that scenario is actually committing assault by making the woman… Read more »

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@GreenJ lady boy.

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@GreenJ how dare you even suggest such a thing. I'd love to blog from their traning session though about what a pack of toffs they are

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