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Here's your simple rule: https://medium.com/@annevictoriaclark/the-rock-test-a-hack-for-men-who-dont-want-to-be-accused-of-sexual-harassment-73c45e0b49af https:

Here's your simple rule: https://medium.com/@annevictoriaclark/the-rock-test-a-hack-for-men-who-dont-want-to-be-accused-of-sexual-harassment-73c45e0b49af https://medium.com/@annevictoriaclark/the-rock-test-a-hack-f... Quoting: "It’s as clear cut as this: Treat all women like you would treat Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson." and "But definitely don’t hit on her. It looks like she could kill you with the chair you’re sitting on." It's really that simple.

kazinator 8y ago
If someone happens to idolize "The Rock", the rule doesn't go down very well. It possibly devolves to "behave like a bumbling star-struck fool around all women". Or possibly to "treat women like goddesses". Example: if I run a cafe, and idolize "The Rock", should I give every woman a free coffee and muffin, because that's what I would do if "The Rock" walked in? People who are famous get all sorts of unwanted attention that would easily amount to sexism or sexual misconduct if it were lavished upon a person because she's a woman. Fans want to get near you, touch you, take a picture with you and whatever.
- Jach 8y ago
  Ctrl F: "People's" -- 0 results found. Ctrl F: "Bottom" -- 0 results found. Ctrl F: "it doesn't matter" -- 0 results found. Ctrl F: "smell" -- 0 results found. Yeah I'm going to ignore this advice, I think any sane person ought to do the same. Or at least if your mental model of the Rock consists of more than generic tough guy in some recent films who may have hit people with chairs in the past or something.
TACIXAT 8y ago
This article is pretty condescending.
alonmower 8y ago
This seems like a pretty awful way of approaching it. "Hey, how much can you squat?"
cthor 8y ago
So, basically, stick your head in the sand and pretend the problem doesn't exist.
ravenstine 8y ago
Isn't that just the problem? The moral of that insufferable article is not to treat women like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, but to fear women as if they're going to smash your head into the pavement like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for saying the wrong thing. If women as a group actually want men to see them this way, it's no wonder men don't want to #mentorher.
modbait 8y ago
This completely misses the point. The Rock isn't going to take things to HR or try to ruin anyone's life. The Rock is going to handle things like a man.
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kazinator 8y ago

If someone happens to idolize "The Rock", the rule doesn't go down very well. It possibly devolves to "behave like a bumbling star-struck fool around all women". Or possibly to "treat women like goddesses". Example: if I run a cafe, and idolize "The Rock", should I give every woman a free coffee and muffin, because that's what I would do if "The Rock" walked in? People who are famous get all sorts of unwanted attention that would easily amount to sexism or sexual misconduct if it were lavished upon a person because she's a woman. Fans want to get near you, touch you, take a picture with you and whatever.

Jach 8y ago
Ctrl F: "People's" -- 0 results found. Ctrl F: "Bottom" -- 0 results found. Ctrl F: "it doesn't matter" -- 0 results found. Ctrl F: "smell" -- 0 results found. Yeah I'm going to ignore this advice, I think any sane person ought to do the same. Or at least if your mental model of the Rock consists of more than generic tough guy in some recent films who may have hit people with chairs in the past or something.

TACIXAT 8y ago

This article is pretty condescending.

alonmower 8y ago

This seems like a pretty awful way of approaching it. "Hey, how much can you squat?"

cthor 8y ago

So, basically, stick your head in the sand and pretend the problem doesn't exist.

ravenstine 8y ago

Isn't that just the problem? The moral of that insufferable article is not to treat women like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, but to fear women as if they're going to smash your head into the pavement like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for saying the wrong thing. If women as a group actually want men to see them this way, it's no wonder men don't want to #mentorher.

modbait 8y ago

This completely misses the point. The Rock isn't going to take things to HR or try to ruin anyone's life. The Rock is going to handle things like a man.

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