Comments on: Judge Calls Sexual Harassment “Gallant,” Not Criminal

By: gemma

gemma — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:15:21 +0000

Holy shit.

100%!?!?!? This is incredibly horrible.

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By: Rape myths, rape myth acceptance, and community perceptions of victims of sexual violence — Hoyden About Town

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:36:16 +0000

[...] the russian ruling on sexual harassment fiasco [...]

By: Hairstyle

Hairstyle — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:50:50 +0000

This is a horrifying story, I feel terrible.

By: Natasha

Natasha — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:17:47 +0000

those are sad statistics and not very far from the truth. however I would like to add, that in Russia there is no tradition, generally speaking, to sue as frequently as it is done e.g. in the US. Trying to sue influential people in Russia, will get you into more trouble. there is no trust in the legal system, because everyone one knows that the one who has the money is right. sad, but true.

By: Pizza Diavola

Pizza Diavola — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:54:13 +0000

Thanks for blogging this, Cara. It’s such a horrifying story.

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:12:28 +0000

Thanks Lisa, I’ve updated the post.

By: Lisa Harney

Lisa Harney — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:08:31 +0000

Natalia Antonova posted more information here.

As it turns out, there’s been some news shenanigans from England aimed at Russia, so she looked deeper – the story looks mostly legitimate, but the numbers are presented badly, or in misleading ways and the judge is a woman.

However, in the current climate, the quote itself is fairly plausible.

By: CassieC

CassieC — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:20:39 +0000

Not surprised, sadly. My American eldest brother said that “what is currently called workplace sexual harassment used to just be normal, and criminalizing it will reduce relationships and marriages” in the 1990s. He’s a lawyer. He also believes “no does not mean no” so it’s all consistent.

My Russian physicist friend bragged about he and his friends harassing the 2 female students so badly they quit “because they should be married and having families, not doing physics”.

The rest of my family and friends are not so bad, in case you’re worried.

By: Lemur

Lemur — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:06:22 +0000

Wow. Well, hell, I know the only way I wanna have teh secks with a dude is if he nags, chases, stalks, coerces, assaults or in any other way rapes me. Cause it’s HAWT. Oh yeah, that’s the dude I wanna have baybeez with!
*headdesk*

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:47:06 +0000

Gee, because women are too stupid to want to have children and sex all by themselves. Furthermore, men are just such abhorrent pigs that the only way the species would continue is if they chase us around with pitchforks and their genitalia flapping out of their loincloths threateningly.