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Cleita

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20. I used to get grabbed and groped on the job back when and no one

Reply to MissMillie (Reply #15)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:05 PM

Mar 2014

was drinking. When I complained, it was laughed off. Well, those were the times. However I estimated that only 2% of the men I worked with engaged in this behavior. The rest did respect a woman's person.

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"We used to think they behaved badly because they were drunk... [View all] MissMillie Mar 2014 OP

I think we can file this under "No Shit." Orrex Mar 2014 #1

I've always looked at alcohol as more of a truth serum. It's never an excuse for being an asshole, brewens Mar 2014 #2

Pretty true. Alcohol lowers inhibitions. Cleita Mar 2014 #5

Funnily enough this was said, in paraphrase, about me. whatthehey Mar 2014 #7

Well, you were just sitting at the end of the bar by yourself snooper2 Mar 2014 #16

playing trivia myself actually, but other than that uncannily accurate. nt whatthehey Mar 2014 #23

I am very aloof sober... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #30

And, if someone posts pictures chervilant Mar 2014 #3

You gloss over a ton of subjectivity there. Orrex Mar 2014 #8

As expected... chervilant Mar 2014 #12

As expected... Orrex Mar 2014 #17

... Cleita Mar 2014 #10

Dang. And it's still early here, Cleita........ raven mad Mar 2014 #14

PS to all the boys that respond chervilant Mar 2014 #13

Do what you gotta do to survive here JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #18

Wow... chervilant Mar 2014 #35

Well, whose dirty sandbox will you girls play in, then? Orrex Mar 2014 #21

Feel free to put me in your ignore list. Marr Mar 2014 #22

+10 Cleita Mar 2014 #24

Self-aggrandizing threat? chervilant Mar 2014 #33

Ohhhhh. She told you... joeglow3 Mar 2014 #37

Why did you feel the need to post this? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #26

Oh, for pity's sake! chervilant Mar 2014 #34

I don't need to put people on my ignore list. I can cope with life just fine joeglow3 Mar 2014 #36

I looove women in bikini's AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #28

I only have one person on ignore... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #31

The tiny contingent of sexists, chervilant Mar 2014 #32

People who are assholes when drunk or probably assholes otherwise. redgreenandblue Mar 2014 #4

As a man I will say that I know (and have known) that this true. jimlup Mar 2014 #6

All alcohol does 1awake Mar 2014 #9

bottom line is that drinkers know its effects and are completely responsible for their actions unblock Mar 2014 #11

I think you guys are missing something from this article MissMillie Mar 2014 #15

I'm glad you gave that clarity JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #19

I used to get grabbed and groped on the job back when and no one Cleita Mar 2014 #20

That's shitty. Orrex Mar 2014 #27

Well fortunately there are now laws in place to address this today so young Cleita Mar 2014 #29

Not really JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #38

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2014 #25