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How is it a slippery slope? Towards what? Will women eventually begin to feel uncomfortable about situations that are clearly not sexual? Women are already rel

• knodi123 9y ago
  > How is it a slippery slope? It is describing a continued change of standards over time, with no clearly defined end-goal other than "nobody ever feels uncomfortable". > Towards what? Towards a point where a woman can punish a man for being socially awkward because he has a crush. > Will women eventually begin to feel uncomfortable about situations that are clearly not sexual? "Clearly" is a useless word here. And sexual? What about romantic? What about platonic, but more than is welcome? They already do feel uncomfortable as a result of unwanted attention. I've seen it happen. The person I was replying to was suggesting a world where that is actionable. > Women are already reluctant to come forward when subjected to overt sexual harassment, let alone "gray area" harassment. Some are reluctant, which is regrettable and we should support them. Some are not reluctant. And some are eager, in hope of a payday. All of those exist. > I don't think anyone has to fear any kind of slippery slope here. When a person is discussing a world where even the nebulously defined gray area is legally actionable, and the only standard is "a woman felt uncomfortable" - yes. It seems like you're replying viscerally to the idea that sexual harassment is not real, or should not be punished? I never suggested such a thing. I just think that if we're going to try and un-blur the gray area, then we need objectively defined standards.