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In reply to the discussion: Try groping someone through a flak jacket. [View all]rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)45. Thank you Buzz. Some people have been saying it was a skit. n/t
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I won't after I develop psychic powers to know what a post says before I click on the link to it.
50 Shades Of Blue
Nov 2017
#14
Since groping through a flak jacket didn't appear that difficult from the photo I saw,
50 Shades Of Blue
Nov 2017
#28
Except he's not touching her so maybe you didn't look at the photo that closely.
Kirk Lover
Nov 2017
#42
It appears he EASILY could have, in the fraction of time the photo shows.
50 Shades Of Blue
Nov 2017
#46
He is supposed to look creepy and it is supposed to be a joke. It's very obvious it's a joke.
Kirk Lover
Nov 2017
#48
Of course it's a gag photo. What I want to know is whether it was taken on an airplane. n/t
rzemanfl
Nov 2017
#3
The photo in question appears to be the interior of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster
Brother Buzz
Nov 2017
#41
The skit was about the kiss. The photo is the woman sleeping, on plane and mock groping.
SandyZ
Nov 2017
#47
Someone who claims to be the photographer said she did, but so far no one else has, including
Marengo
Nov 2017
#16
She was an entertainer who could have closed her eyes as part of a gag. Right? n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2017
#65
At this point she says shes asleep and he doesnt say it was a gag or she consented
Lee-Lee
Nov 2017
#79
It happened 11 years ago. My impression from his statement was that he didn't remember
pnwmom
Nov 2017
#80
As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasnt. I shouldn't have done it. nt
spotthebird
Nov 2017
#87
You have fallen for the idea that anybody could be groped through a flak jacket,
pnwmom
Nov 2017
#89
For god's sake think of Sean Hannity! Won't someone think of Sean Hannity!
bagelsforbreakfast
Nov 2017
#11
While I admit it was meant in a comedic way, that doesn't take away from its inappropriateness...
hlthe2b
Nov 2017
#19
If they didn't think it was a joke and it really was a picture of Al groping her...
Kirk Lover
Nov 2017
#49
She says she didn't tell anyone about it until now, so Hannity is lying to lend credence
tblue37
Nov 2017
#72
Nope. Doesn't make it OK. She was used as a prop for a sexual gag, apparently without her
Squinch
Nov 2017
#36
If it turns out the photo was taken without her consent, I really will find iit repulsive in a
Squinch
Nov 2017
#61
The problem is this tends to trivialize all harrassment - but some people (Russian bots?)
bagelsforbreakfast
Nov 2017
#77