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Filed under: David Jones, Kristy Fraser Kirk, Mark Mccinnes, Men And Women, Relationships, Sexual Harassment, Society, Workplace

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My Granny, bless her, still thinks computers are science fiction. She’s a remnant of a very different world- one where doctors wouldn’t blink if you packed your pillow with asbestos, then lit a smoke while rocking your darling little one to sleep.

I'm afraid I have to let you all go, as the sexual tension is gone and without it you're just a bunch of boring doctors and no-one wants to watch that.

It was also a world where “sexual harassment” was science fiction.

The recent Kristy Fraser-Kirk suit sparked some intense discussions in the workplaces and pubs around the nation. Some men saw a dangerous and unholy precedent on the horizon which threatened to ignite a wave of similar (and possibly frivolous) suits. Others saw justice and the protection of a woman’s right to feel safe at her place of work.

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Steve_of_Cornubia says:

12:19pm | 29/10/10

@notSue: There must be two of you, because the writer of the second post clearly didn’t write (ore read) the first. Oh, and the harrassment didn’t end there, nor was it the same women subsequently. As a (very) young fellow working in a factory that employed 50% women, I and… Read more »
notSue says:

09:48am | 29/10/10

@ Eric and Steve. Beg to differ again, gentlemen. I did not dismiss the incident Steve quoted as “unimportant”. In fact, I applauded Steve for making his co-workers aware of his reaction to the gift, thereby fforestalling any further incidents. Yes, the women were sensible in recognising that their action… Read more »

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