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more about #sexualharassment more comments → pesematology: It's also an assault against typography. Is that 3 different fonts? Maybe even 4? WHYYYYYY??? more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: They are totally going to lose. Especially because of that sign on the door reading 'Hawaiian Tropic Zone: a sexual playground for all your boyhood fa... more » CurtCole: From the article, "it's hard to imagine HTZ's fratastic businessman clientele organizing a boycott over a guy who allegedly acted out his "boyhood fan... more » Tchotchke: I don't think I have the psychological fortitude to ever work at a place like Hooters or HTZ (assuming I was desperate). I can't even fathom how much ... more » yvanehtnioj: I knew there had to be a reason I get so skeeved out when I pass this place in Times Square. But can we talk about the photoshop on the red-swimsuit ... more » curiousgeorgiana: So, are they hiring? more » NewsBunny: A guy tried to fell me up on the 7 last year -- it was amazing overcrowded, because all the underground lines were fucked because of flooding. I fel... more » logruszed: Cattle prods can be had via mail order for less than $50. If the cops can't do anything about some motherfucker whacking off on me, they have no excu... more » stopalyssatime: My best friend got followed off a subway in Brooklyn after my birthday party in Manhattan. It's 3 o'clock in the morning, she's a little tipsy and she... more » Ginmar Rienne: I always feel like these are the same guys who sit next to you and then spread their legs really wide, like the family jewels are the size of basketba... more » Gumbina80: I kind of wish street harassers had a message board that I could snoop on. I feel like I understand the motives of car thieves, vandals, bank robbers,... more » la.donna.pietra: A couple of years ago, I read a totally awesome article about groping on the London Tube. It featured a woman who grabbed the guy's hand, held it up,... more » wooden_shoes: Oh also, this reminds me of a great article I read once about Megan's Law - it was about this guy who was arrested for flashing. He was a little slow... more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: It seems clear these per(v)ps have very little brainpower in the "if-then" department. With the modern prevalence of tasers and the ease of fist-to-g... more » vonapathy: Theres currently a campaign in Chicago addressing the same thing, actually it was a group of young women who got the campaign started as a result of b... more » -
#lawsuits
"Restaurant" Reneges On $2 Million Settlement
The Hooters-knockoff restaurant Hawaiian Tropic Zone has backed out of a settlement with five former employees, who allegations against general manager Anthony Rakis include rape, sexual harassment, and turning the place into a "sexual playground" for his "boyhood fantasies." [Gothamist] -
#themaddeningcrowd
City Council, NYPD Address Subway Harassment
Earlier today, New York City officials met to discuss one nasty and pervasive problem facing commuters: Sexual harassment on the subway. More » -
#leftovers
Dugard Family Responds To Film Proposal • Runners World Didn't OK Use Of Palin Picture
• A spokeswoman says Jaycee Dugard and her family will decide when and if a film will be made about her story. She calls Shane Ryan's proposed film Abducted Girl, An American Sex Slave, "exploitative, hurtful, and breathtakingly unkind." • More » -
#leftovers
"That's What Sets Me Apart, Boxing With The Lads" • Town Outlaws Owning More Than 3 Cats
• 23-year-old Katie Taylor has swiftly become Ireland's real life million-dollar baby, and possibly their best hope for the 2012 Olympics. Although women's boxing is a new sport, Taylor is already expected to win the gold. • More » -
#wwjjd
Judge Judy Won't Rule In Favor Of Litigants Who Make Bitch Faces
On yesterday's JJ, a man sued his former coworker for having him falsely arrested for sexual misconduct. Initially, the defendant's claims seemed valid, until JJ uncovered a number of inconsistencies in her story, and a history of addiction and theft. More » -
#thelechshow
Former Late Show Writer: Damn Right It Was A Hostile Environment
A few weeks ago, I said I felt it was premature to assume that David Letterman's workplace affairs necessarily led to a hostile work environment, but if an employee came forward to say it did, I'd quit defending him.
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#rip
Pioneering Hardhat Killed In Fire
Bianca Wisniewski, 44, was killed in a fire in her Queens home on Saturday. Wisniewski was a feminist female hardhat in the midst of a $20 million lawsuit against her construction company for sexual harassment. [DailyNews] -
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#thelechshow
Letterman Jokes And Owns Up — What More Do We Want?
Last night on his late-night talkshow, David Letterman acknowledged that shutting up about that whole extortion/sex with staffers thing was not really an option, and addressed it all head-on with an amusing monologue and mea culpa. Was that enough? More » -
#snoozeville
Was Bill Clinton A Little Too Touchy With Staffers?
Maybe I'm just a jaded Washingtonian (not -ienne), but Stacy Parker Aab's new tell-all sounds boring. Bill Clinton hugged you too long? Where's the ass fucking? Where's the stained dress? Washington has scandal standards, you know! [Gatecrasher, Wonkette, ABC News] -
#unlawfulconduct
Blogger: "Girl-On-Girl" Sexual Harassment Is "Hot"
A female law firm employee is suing the firm because her boss (also female) told her she was "dirty hot" and had "great dick-sucking lips." And Above the Law finds this form of sexual harassment totally hot. More » -
#bollywoodnights
No Kissing! For Bollywood Producers, Sex Will Do
Although Bollywood films are famously chaste, now one star is coming forward to talk about the realities of the "Casting Couch." More » -
#workingit
Sexual Harassment Is A Crime Of Power, Not Passion
In the wake of a new study on the nature of sexual harassment, a spate of articles have been published exploring the new digital dangers for women in the work place. But where are the solutions?
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#leftovers
Iranian Protesters Assaulted In Prison • Women Bullied For Taking Maternity Leave
• According to candidate Mehdi Karroubi, some protesters of the Iranian elections were raped in prison. Karroubi wrote: "Some young male detainees were raped [and] some young female detainees were raped in a way that have caused serious injuries." • More » -
#whatscookingoodlookin
Kitchen Not Hot Enough For Horny Teen Cook
From the Onion: "18-year-old fry cook Joey Terzig [called] for an environment in which unsolicited touching by female coworkers is encouraged." We'd rather laugh at this than at real sexual harassment. [Onion] -
#poeticinjustice
Ruth Padel & Derek Walcott: The Clinton Vs. Obama Of Poetry?
In what one columnist has compared, perhaps erroneously, to the battle between Clinton and Obama, British poets Ruth Padel and Derek Walcott find themselves at the center of a scandal that includes allegations of racism, sexism, and sexual harrassment. More » -
#oyvey
Dov Charney Co-Opted Woody Allen Image Out Of Adoration
An American Apparel internal memo leaked yesterday — and it offers a totally different take on the t-shirt company's contretemps with the director Woody Allen than that voiced in the media by the company lawyers. More » -
#annalsoftheobvious
Sexual Harassment Is Bad For Everyone
Canadian researchers found that sexual behavior in the workplace, often known as sexual harassment, has negative effects even on the employees who reported liking the atmosphere, explaining why Clarence Thomas is such an ass. [UPI] -
#whatawaytomakealiving
Sexual Harassment: Quit Your Gig And The "Nice Guys" Win
An article from Lemondrop, the AOL Living site for women, advises female readers not to report sexual harassment. We respectfully disagree. More »
