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It seems to me that if you purchase a shirt depicting women in skimpy dress, and you decide to wear that shirt around the office, or in any sort of professional
by jawns 12y ago
It seems to me that if you purchase a shirt depicting women in skimpy dress, and you decide to wear that shirt around the office, or in any sort of professional setting (where, say, you might be interviewed by a TV news crew), then you either:
1) don't realize that it might make people uncomfortable, or
2) you realize it and don't care.
If #1, then the reason that no one has brought it to your attention is because they're scared of the repercussions, in which case, what does that say about you or the environment you work in?
If #2, then you may be brilliant and get things done, but it doesn't mean you're not a jerk.
That said, it sounds like Dr. Taylor's apology was genuine. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that he did not mean to offend anyone, and I hope others will, too.
- mikeash 12y agoDon't forget a third possibility: it doesn't make anyone around him uncomfortable. In this case, it says nothing but good things about the person and the work environment. The hypocrisy surrounding this episode astounds me. Can you imagine the reaction if a female scientist got so much criticism for what she wore on camera? It would be completely different.
- onion2k 12y agoit doesn't make anyone around him uncomfortable Arguably it'd be impossible to know that until you've worn it at least once, so jawns point is still valid. Taylor must have worn the shirt to the office at least once without knowing or caring about it offending people.