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The difference between harrassment and compliments.

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  • Adrift
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    Originally posted by seer View Post
    Well Adrift, it is a new day - we all need to be more open minded!
    I think my brain is leaking.

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  • Paprika
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    Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
    There's a difference of sexually implicitness. When a man compliments a womans breasts he's saying "Right now I find you really sexually attractive, and I want you to know." and a woman complimenting on another womans hair "That's really neat what you did with that, it suits you."
    So how is the former necessarily harassment?

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  • seer
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    Originally posted by Adrift View Post
    Seriously?

    Well Adrift, it is a new day - we all need to be more open minded!

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  • Leonhard
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    Ok, what exactly is the difference between say you have nice hair or nice breasts? I mean they are both body parts.
    There's a difference of sexually implicitness. When a man compliments a womans breasts he's saying "Right now I find you really sexually attractive, and I want you to know." and a woman complimenting on another womans hair "That's really neat what you did with that, it suits you."
    Last edited by Leonhard; 11-10-2014, 09:54 AM.

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  • Adrift
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    Originally posted by seer View Post
    Ok, what exactly is the difference between say you have nice hair or nice breasts? I mean they are both body parts.
    Seriously?

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  • Zymologist
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    Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
    An interesting question in another thread was what exactly constituted the line between when men go over the line with women. Some people indicate that men just can't help it, and so should be excused almost no matter what they do (short of rape and grabbing), which is nonsense as men aren't animals. Others go in the opposite direction and say that even the mere saying 'hello' in a non-suggestive way is harrasment.

    Lets make it easy.

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    Did the bolded happen in the other thread?
    Last edited by Jedidiah; 11-11-2014, 04:17 PM. Reason: Language not acceptable

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  • Paprika
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    Ok, what exactly is the difference between say you have nice hair or nice breasts?
    The rejection of the compliment.

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  • seer
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    Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
    An interesting question in another thread was what exactly constituted the line between when men go over the line with women. Some people indicate that men just can't help it, and so should be excused almost no matter what they do (short of rape and grabbing), which is nonsense as men aren't animals. Others go in the opposite direction and say that even the mere saying 'hello' in a non-suggestive way is harrasment.

    Lets make it easy.

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    Ok, what exactly is the difference between say you have nice hair or nice breasts? I mean they are both body parts.
    Last edited by Jedidiah; 11-11-2014, 04:15 PM.

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  • Leonhard
    started a topic The difference between harrassment and compliments.

    The difference between harrassment and compliments.

    An interesting question in another thread was what exactly constituted the line between when men go over the line with women. Some people indicate that men just can't help it, and so should be excused almost no matter what they do (short of rape and grabbing), which is nonsense as men aren't animals. Others go in the opposite direction and say that even the mere saying 'hello' in a non-suggestive way is harrasment.

    Lets make it easy.

    Edited by a Moderator

    EDIT: DarthEx is not allowed to post in this thread.
    Last edited by Sparko; 11-12-2014, 08:37 AM.

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