Unintentional "Sexual Harassment" - Women's Sensibilities Versus Women's Tyranny

Unintentional "Sexual Harassment" - Women's Sensibilities Versus Women's Tyranny

This is directed at "women's sensibilities." (Perhaps there is unintentional "sexual harassment" associated with "men's sensibilities" also? I would not rule this out, but I have not experienced this.)

There are things that men did in workplaces that were devoid of women that surely were not intended to harass the nonexistent women. For instance, men read Playboy magazine and posted girlie calendars and pinups. Nonetheless, some women's sensibilities are such that seeing a girlie calendar constitutes such a "severe or pervasive" hostile work environment that these women are significantly distressed.

Whether or not one thinks that it is reasonable for an adult woman to be so distressed by the display of a bikini calendar, apparently it is just too much for some women to handle without seriously affecting their employment. The society has decided that these women's sensibilities must be protected.

I believe that people should be able to work in environments that they enjoy and that some protection is needed to ensure that a hostile work environment is not imposed upon them. I am not against reasonable accommodations to women's sensibilities, but some women are not seeking reasonable accommodations to their sensibilities. Some women seek to impose a "woman approved" work environment upon men, even if this is an unfriendly work environment for men.

If a man reads a men's magazine at lunch and women are offended by viewing the pictures in the magazine, then a reasonable accommodation should be made so that women do not have to view the pictures. Men have a first amendment right to read such magazines and it is tyrannical for women to negate this right just because women do not approve of men seeking pleasure in reading men's magazines.

For women to require that an employer provide women a friendly work environment, but forbid the employer from providing men a a friendly work environment is outrageous. The employer should make  reasonable accommodations so that all employees, female and male, can have a friendly work environment. If women object to viewing swimsuit calendars, then reasonable accommodations should be made to ensure that women need not view these calendars. On the other hand, a woman claiming that her "mere knowledge" that such a calendar exists constitutes a hostile work environment needs to supply convincing evidence to a court of law. She should have to demonstrate to the court why the accommodations are not sufficient to assuage her sensibilities. Tyranny should not be allowed just because she would like to be a tyrant in control. Reason, not tyranny should rule the workplace.