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Old 12-11-13, 10:00 AM   #4
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And this is a six year old...
Of course that raises the question of how it can be harrassment if she doesn't mind.

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Reminds me of a story I told before, some years ago, in Germany a young man, a student, was sentenced for sexual harassment in a bar. He had dared to raise his glass in a toast towards two young women at the other end of the bar. Witnesses said there was nothing offensive and aggressive. The two women sued him for sexual harassment, claiming they felt sexually harassed. The court judged in their favour.
Men can no longer even smile at a woman without risking a lawsuit. Of course a woman can proposition any man she chooses. In their world this is called "equality".

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Two years ago I was attacked by a women in her late 20s, carrying several bags, because I held the door open for her at a shopping mall. The Zicke called it an offense and called it discriminating, and whether I assume she could not get along without a male's hand helping her out!?
It's funny, but where I live gender equality has advanced to a point where on more than one occasion I've had a woman offer to hold a door for me. When it happens I just smile and say "Thank you". I guess some of us have finally learned that being polite and helpful can actually extend from anyone to anyone.

On the other hand if someone complained that I held a door for them my response these days would be "Do you have something against people being polite to other people?"
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