crossing the line
there has been a spate of sexual harassment cases recently and everyone has been rather careful with his/her actions and words at work (even though we do poke fun at the whole issue sometimes). a common view is that some people are just not mature enough to handle such stuff so when things go awry and they change their minds/come to their senses, they claim to have been taken advantage of.
i'm not saying that all these claims aren't legit - i'm sure there is some truth in a handful of them - i just feel that in many of such cases, it seems as though kids trying to play grown up are crying wolf.
don't play with fire unless you are prepared to get burnt.
that said, i have seen/experienced first hand cases of uninvited remarks and gestures that can be termed suggestive and naughty. while, at most times, they are tongue-in-cheek and mean no harm, there have been instances when people cross the line and it becomes disrespectful. finding out whether another is attached is fine, but asking someone what her favourite sexual position is mere seconds after that is a tad over-familiar, don't you think? especially when the conversation topic wasn't, in any way, heading in that direction. and all these, just a few hours after the guy and the lady in this situation first met.
she was affronted, to say the least. but of course, being diplomatic and not wanting trouble, she laughed it off and wriggled out of answering it.
we may all joke about the issue and most girls just take it in their stride and let the asshole get away with it as long as it's just words, but everyone should remember that there is a fine line between being cheeky and being (c)rude.
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