Sexual Harassment and Swimsuit Calendars – Dishonest Nonsense
(This comment is tied solely to sexual harassment and swimsuit calendars and not to any other aspect of “sexual harassment.” It is the "politically correct" version of This and That: Sexual Harassment and Swimsuit Calendars - Dishonest Nonsense ), now gently adjusted for contemporary expectations.)
The great war against swimsuit calendars is a remarkable propaganda achievement. One almost has to admire the efficiency. A simple workplace calendar has been elevated to the status of “sexual harassment,” complete with the assumption that it was placed there with the express purpose of tormenting people in group F. The narrative is tidy, dramatic, and—best of all—requires no evidence.
This is especially amusing given that people in group M have been hanging these calendars in workplaces entirely devoid of people in group F for decades. But apparently, the calendars were part of a long‑range harassment strategy aimed at individuals who were not present. The more mundane explanation—that people in group M simply enjoy the calendars—seems to have been misplaced somewhere along the way. The fact that people in group M and people in group F appreciate different workplace décor is not exactly a shocking revelation. It is, in fact, what most of us would call “diversity.”
Now, it may indeed be necessary to remove swimsuit calendars from the workplace. Societies have survived worse. But let’s be clear: the reason for removing the calendars is people in group F’s intolerance of certain forms of diversity, not people in group M’s intent to harass people in group F. One group dislikes the imagery; the other group is accused of malicious intent. A neat little inversion.
To fully appreciate the propaganda success, one must note not only the dishonesty but also the elegant redistribution of responsibility. People in group F have been absolved of their intolerance of diversity—something for which people in group F are responsible—while people in group M are blamed for attempting to harass people in group F—something for which people in group M are not responsible. It is a tidy arrangement, and one suspects Madison would recognize the factional handiwork immediately.
Sexual Harassment and Swimsuit Calendars – Dishonest Nonsense
(This comment is tied solely to sexual harassment and swimsuit calendars and not to any other aspect of “sexual harassment.” It is the "politically correct" version of This and That: Sexual Harassment and Swimsuit Calendars - Dishonest Nonsense )
The great war against swimsuit calendars is an immensely dishonest propaganda success. It is immensely dishonest because the propaganda labels a workplace display of a swimsuit calendar as “sexual harassment” and treats the calendar as if it were being displayed with the intent of harassing people in group F.
Inasmuch as people in group M have routinely, for perhaps a century, displayed such calendars in work environments completely devoid of people in group F, suggesting that people in group M display these calendars in order to harass people in group F is absurd and dishonest. The calendars are displayed because people in group M like the calendars. That fact that people in group M and people in group F appreciate different things in the workplace is not exactly new nor surprising. It is an aspect of workplace diversity.
It may, in fact, be necessary to remove swimsuit calendars from the workplace. However, the reason for removing the swimsuit calendars is people in group F’s intolerance of diversity and not people in group M’s intent to harass people in group F.
To truly appreciate the propaganda success, one should note not just the dishonesty, but also the issue of responsibility. People in group F have been absolved of their intolerance of diversity, for which people in group F are responsible, while simultaneously blaming people in group M for trying to harass people in group F, for which people in group M are not responsible.
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Sexual Harassment and Swimsuit Calendars - Dishonest Nonsense
(This comment is tied solely to sexual harassment and swimsuit calendars and not to any other aspect of "sexual harassment".)
The great war against swimsuit calendars is an immensely dishonest propaganda success. It is immensely dishonest because the propaganda labels a workplace display of a swimsuit calendar as "sexual harassment" and treats the calendar as if it were being displayed with the intent of harassing women. Inasmuch as men have routinely, for perhaps a century, displayed such calendars in work environments completely devoid of women, suggesting that men display these calendars in order to harass women is absurd and dishonest. The calendars are displayed because men like the calendars. That fact that men and women appreciate different things in the workplace is not exactly new nor surprising. It is an aspect of workplace diversity.
It may, in fact, be necessary to remove swimsuit calendars from the workplace. However, the reason for removing the swimsuit calendars is women's intolerance of diversity and not men's intent to harass women.
To truly appreciate the propaganda success, one should note not just the dishonesty, but also the issue of responsibility. Women have been absolved of their intolerance of diversity, for which women are responsible, while simultaneously blaming men for trying to harass women, for which men are not responsible.
