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eclectic_boy) wrote2013-07-22 11:46 am
eclectic_boy) wrote2013-07-22 11:46 am
Men are always thinking of one thing: hard-learned truth, or destructive gender stereotype? Discuss.
"the consequences of this widespread belief that boys and men are constantly addled to the point of harm, is, of course, to punish girls and women"
And, because I ought to start with my own thoughts, I'm trying to weigh the unfairness to both the dentist and the dental assistant. What protected-class status should be given to looks? Should the dentist's attraction be considered a disability, and what accommodations are appropriate for ameliorating such a disability? Relatedly, when I think about the argument for telling the dentist to just control himself and deal with it, I get strong resonances with the notion of telling someone with depression to "just cheer up".
And, because I ought to start with my own thoughts, I'm trying to weigh the unfairness to both the dentist and the dental assistant. What protected-class status should be given to looks? Should the dentist's attraction be considered a disability, and what accommodations are appropriate for ameliorating such a disability? Relatedly, when I think about the argument for telling the dentist to just control himself and deal with it, I get strong resonances with the notion of telling someone with depression to "just cheer up".
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This I can see: "If an employer repeatedly took adverse employment actions against persons of a particular gender, that would make it easier to infer that gender and not a relationship was a motivating factor. Here, however, it is not disputed that [the wife] objected to this particular relationship as it had developed after [the assistant] had already been working at the office for over ten years."
This I don't think I like: "[The assistant] also raises a serious point about sexual harassment. Given that sexual harassment is a violation of antidiscrimination law, [the assistant] argues that a firing by a boss to avoid committing sexual harassment should be treated similarly. But sexual harassment violates our civil rights laws because of the “hostile work environment” or “abusive atmosphere” that it has created for persons of the victim’s sex. ... On the other hand, an isolated decision to terminate an employee before such an environment arises, even if the reasons for termination are unjust, by definition does not bring about that atmosphere."