Another Male Celebrity Chopped Down by the Sexual Harassment Axe!

We have had combined workforces (men and women working together, side by side) for a long time. When you work with people and get to know each other, you don't usually have a problem making a distinction between when you're being intentionally harassed and when it's just a casual light-hearted remark and no offense was meant by it. I said "light-hearted". Lewd and light-hearted are not the same in my book. Lewd comments are offensive. But I can think of other ways to handle many uncomfortable, distasteful and unpleasant work situations without filing a complaint. Filing a complaint is an action I would take when I feel threatened by the person and their vile behavior is interfering with me getting my job done. I don't want to have to come in to work every day and be scared and anxious about what might happen to me. Who needs that kind of psychological stress that's not even related to job? Jobs come with their own stress. Who needs extra stress? I would never want to cause a person to lose their job and their reputation because I "twisted" something they said or did. But there are some employers who need to be exposed. In those cases, I say to whoever has been subjected to harassment, if you're going to stay on the job, then muster up the courage to speak out. It won't be easy though. Because as soon as you say something, even though you were wronged, there won't be any shortage of people who will start accusing and attacking you, calling you a liar, and saying that you're just doing it in the hopes of being offered a handsome monetary settlement to keep your mouth shut and not say any more! This is the world we live in. Heaven help us all.

@cmoneyspinner I agree.

Didn't hear about the Piven accusation. If you know something is not true, then stand your ground. Go Piven!

If a person does something “once” people might write it off as a mistake or lapse in judgement or whatever, but several times establishes a clear pattern of behavior. 45 years as a dedicated journalist, Mr. Rose said in his statement. That's half a lifetime. All those years just to end them in disgrace. It's sad for him but it's even sadder for the women. They were already repulsed by the man. But they still had to come to work and work with him! Now the matter has to be publicized too! A matter which I'm sure they're not happy about publicly discussing. They should have never had to be put in a situation like this. They were coming to work every day just like he was and trying to do their jobs. I'm with you. I don't understand it. Their behavior is baffling. Not every man has a wife or a sister or a daughter. But every man has or had a mother. If someone subjected your mother to that kind of harassment or abuse you'd probably be ready to beat their brains out! You know what I mean?

Don't make me laugh. I would never even think to do that. But I saw a movie where that happened and ... let's just say that there are certain women you should not make angry.

@cmoneyspinner I'd treat any women I meet with respect. Just in case.