Due to ridiculous unusual circumstances, The Champ will not be posting today’s entry.
Neither will Panama.
Instead, you get me (Liz), the third and (almost) silent partner of this here establishment, to throw a little sumthin’ up until The Champ returns. Lucky for you, The Champ gave me marching orders on what to post for today. It’s Thursday Link of the Week afterall, how hard can it be?
For this week’s external link observation, we turn our official VSB.com magnifying glasses on the country of Russia and their, um, workplace shenanigans:
“Sexual harassment okay as it ensures humans breed, Russian judge rules”
The unnamed executive, a 22-year-old from St Petersburg, had been hoping to become only the third woman in Russia’s history to bring a successful sexual harassment action against a male employer.
She alleged she had been locked out of her office after she refused to have intimate relations with her 47-year-old boss.
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The judge said he threw out the case not through lack of evidence but because the employer had acted gallantly rather than criminally.
“If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children,” the judge ruled.
Ladies, apparently our Russian counterparts have it rough in the workplace. No pun intended. I guess I know which country I won’t be moving to if Bush wins the presidency again.
Anyway, at this point, I’d like to play: What Would Champ Say? Or better yet, what do *you* say? I’m sure The Champ will come through later with his Official Statement. Some of you late night West Coasters (you know who you are!) get first dibs.
*****champ’s edit, 9:15am*****
three things:
1. kudos to the lizzzzard for being the vsb.com interim quarterback. i was stupidly incapacitated last night and she stepped up to the plate, and slam dunked the puck. they say that behind every good team is that one chick in the locker room who makes sure the entire team stays focused and loose, and the lizzzzard is our locker room chick, and we love her as well as all the other locker room chicks in the world
2. the article definitely does seem like something posted on theonion.com, but its too ridiculous not to be true. you couldn’t make sh*t like…
“He always demanded that female workers signalled to him with their eyes that they desperately wanted to be laid on the boardroom table as soon as he gave the word”
…up if you tried
3. with that being said, workplace sexual politics are always sticky (easily ass pun intended). as a few people mentioned above, theres a fine line between “persistent flirting” and “uncomfortable advances” and this largely depends on variables such as body language, job status, alcohol, and the relative attractiveness of the principals involved, perfectly embodied in this saturday night live skit featuring the antichrist tom brady:
*****end of champs edit*****
It’s only sexual harassment if you don’t like the guy.
Before I get stoned by my fellow women, I want to add that a kick in the nuts of any guy in your office who is harassing you can take the place of a supportive HR department. I mean, you gotta stand up for yourself. I would also add that she could have kicked the judge in the nuts but that is an automatic prison sentence and something tells me Russian jails are nothin’ nice.
And I know I said in a previous post not to hurt the sack, but there are exceptions to every rule.
Hahaha. You know, I was really surprised at those workplace stats. Every chick surveyed has been sexually harassed by her boss? I know I couldn’t deal.
I can believe it. As a youngin, working a summer gig during college break, I was in an all male environment where one dude kissed me on the neck and the other made constant remarks about my thighs. Both got cussed out when my older brother picked me up from work one evening. They never did it again.
Currently, I ghost write a column for a somewhat famous television personality. He is always making joking remarks about my cleavage. I am always pissed I don’t tape our convos. I could use an out of court settlement.
“I could use an out of court settlement”
couldnt we all?
“Every chick surveyed has been sexually harassed by her boss”
I’m glad that I don’t live in Russia…
As jacked up as Amerikkka is, it is one of the best places in the world for women, in terms of our legal rights to our own body and laws that protect our personal safety.
“As jacked up as Amerikkka is, it is one of the best places in the world for women”
It’s the best place for women! You will not find successful women like Oprah in another country. The opportunities are not there and there’s still so much sexism and harassment that women deal with in other countries. There’s still countries where rape isn’t a crime.
_he.ll apparently Russia is one of those countries…
France is pretty dayum cool. Only been to Paris but I what I noticed is that a woman’s sexuality is reacted to a lot more positively than it is stateside.
what are you talking about? As of today, the current heads of Argentina, India, Liberia, Chile, the Phillipines, Finland, and Guyana are women.
In any case, the real conclusion here is that you will not find successful women like Oprah. . . in the United States (aside from Oprah herself).
Yes. Women are successful in America. And their are heads of states who are female in other lands. But do the masses have protection from the abusive hands of their husbands or strange men on the street? Are they free to decide what to do with their bodies? That is how I define a ‘great place to live’ for women. That said, there are several countries where women are somewhat ‘free’…and Amerikkka is one of them.
I co-sign with V.E.G. It’s true that these countries have heads of states that are women, but in general the women don’t have the same rights and opportunites as in the US. I was in Asia for 6 months last year and shocked by the inequality. Women are taught that men are superior from a very young age especially when it comes to jobs (I had to attend work orientations where I sat through lectures that it was improper for women not to wear make-up to work and to make sure that we always look presentable). Even though the Phillipines’ president is female, the country lags behind in the rights of women. Many women become domestic helpers due to the lack of job opportunities where they are harassed and treated like second class citizens. I read a statistic that 25% of them face sexual harassment on a regular basis.
I have to co-sign. There is a lot of rank dayum foolishness that goes on over here but me in another country? They would have cut my tongue out a looong time ago in some of them other countries.
I know I will probably be stoned for this…but I love living in the states…been to another country or two and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else…only visit…I am too accustomed to the freedoms that we take for granted here and I am not trying to get acid to the face for spruning unwanted advances… circumsized…legally raped…or not allowed to express myself…expression?? sh1t that’s all I do!
but I guarantee that if you survey a group of women in America and give them the definition of sexual harrassment most of them will admit to having experienced it at some point. Its like date rape…a lot of women have had the experience and didnt actually attach the title to the act….The comments on this will probably prove that statement to be true. As more and more people tell their stories alot of women (and men) will think hmmm that happened to me but I just brushed it off etc, etc and respond in kind.
“Hahaha. You know, I was really surprised at those workplace stats. Every chick surveyed has been sexually harassed by her boss?”
yeah, lol. i dont think i’ve ever seen a survey before were 100 percent of the participants responded the same way
Russia is HARDCORE!! They are like the Adebisis of the free world.
Shout out to “Oz”.
You see what they doin now? they are about to eff eastern Europe in the ay.
Nice analogy Luvvie…lol
“Russia is HARDCORE!! They are like the Adebisis of the free world.”
plus a friend of mine is their point guard in the olympics:
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=holdenrussia
I was wondering where that brotha on their team came from! One less puzzle for me to solve.
You’re the best, Champ.
I too, was wondering about that kat. Wow.
yeah…it was odd watching him play against team usa a couple weeks, because while i wanted the us to win by 50, i wanted booper (the nickname everyone in the burgh knows him by) to do his thing.
he’s a really good dude, and we’re all proud of him and sh*t
You know, I’ve only seen one episode of that show, so when (I think it was Champ) made a reference to someone getting their Adebisi on, I had to look it up.
The thing is, I find this hilarious everytime I see that name cuz I actually went to HS with a cat named Adebisi.
“You know, I’ve only seen one episode of that show”
Go get the DVD set. Like yesterday.
there is a very thin line between flirting and sexual harrasment. This is yet another reason not to attempt workplace romances. I have been sexually harrased. I had a guy (he was an employee t hat I hired, go figure) who use to stare at me all the time, I mean ALL the time. When I would catch him staring he would say things like ” you look so pretty today” you skin is so smooth. I mean I carry a 40 cal in my car ( I am a pretty good shot)and I am pretty adept and “throwin them thangs” but this dude gave me the creep creep creep creep (sing it for me 4 times….awww I miss lutha!) back on subject the final straw was when he (a white guy) had one of those giant totsie rolls and asked one of my other female employees to ‘suck his big chocolate stick” she told me it made her uncomfortable and I had to take action. I felt guilty for 2 reasons, one I should have done it first before he made my other employees uncomfortable and the reason I was hesitant is because In the past I have had flirty relationships with guys that were very similar….The key to me is making sure you notify the guy the attention is unwanted if he keeps on after that its on him
“there is a very thin line between flirting and sexual harrasment”
yes Denzel Washington (or co worker with Denzel looks and swagger) flirts, ugly stone face guy at the copy machine with hot garbage breath sexually harrasses
Lol
@ IH…amen…and amen…for some reason, a good looking person pulling the same stunts a WAAA-WAAA-WAAA pulls get a pass…the definition of harassment is UNWANTED sexual advances, right?…if (s)he’s cute…I want it…
LMAO you are sooo write IH.
“she told me it made her uncomfortable ”
smh
“the final straw was when he (a white guy) had one of those giant totsie rolls and asked one of my other female employees to ’suck his big chocolate stick””
LOLOL. this is the funniest thing ive heard in the last hour
why???
but can staring be categorized as sexual harassment? I mean you can’t really qualify the intent of the stare, you know? maybe you had a booger in your nose, a run in your stocking (do people still wear stocking?) or something like that…
“but can staring be categorized as sexual harassment?”
i was thinking the same thing. maybe the cat needed new corneas or something
At my very first internship, we had to have a meeting specifically about harassment because we were the first group of interns in the company’s history, and HR wanted to make sure that we knew what was acceptable and what wasn’t (I guess they didn’t trust the loan officers and accountants to behave themselves). Of course, I brought up staring and no one could give me a definite answer. Later that afternoon, I was told that excessive staring merited a “warning” and that any successive complaints would lead to disciplinary action.
but can staring be categorized as sexual harassment?
Yes…if you are making the person uncomfortable.
This has happened here in my office –a guy leering at a girl and she took him to HR, and he got a warning.
yes the staring is sexual harrassment and when I mean all the time. I mean everyday, all the time. I mean the feeling of having someone watching you is creepy but then when I turn around and you just stare me down without blinking, and then good forbid I have on a low cut shirt….it was ridiculous
“If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children”
??? This judge needs to be thrown in jail. This whole thing is crazy.
Apparently, some Russians consider holding a woman’s job over her head foreplay.
I mean really, what is the deal over there I thought they were a democratic country? what the hell is going on over there?
What does democracy have to do with f*cking? If it has any effects, we should all be Communist no? Even with the one-child rule, China is still kicking all our butts.
You know, I really had to reread the whole article and then click around on the site to make sure this was an actual story. It sounded so made up lol.
“If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children”
so the only way Russian men can get it is by force? there is no recreational sex in that country!? damn commies!
I can believe the sexual harassment. When i was 16 doing an internship, i had a janitor post up on me in an elevator, hands above my head all in my face like he was about to kiss me. All i had done was be friendly, like ‘they’ teach all young ladies to do right? I told him to back up, it never happened again but I never told anyone. And i suspect most (particularly young) women who’ve been made uncomfortable in the workplace don’t tell.
Luckily it’s been a fairly isolated incident. The other times i’ve been harassed either haven’t been that serious (the mailroom guy who made me hug him before he would take my packages..okay typing that out does make it sound pretty bad, buti knew he was old and harmless) OR the guy who hit on me but he was a friend so it was more like misguided flirting. Still weird though given the large age/power gap. i lost my point…i’m sleepy.
“the mailroom guy who made me hug him before he would take my packages..okay typing that out does make it sound pretty bad, buti knew he was old and harmless”
my very first post-college job was this summer stint at the upmc mailroom in downtown pittsburgh.
lets just say my package(s) and i had alot of fun that summer.
LOL..i’m sure they did Champ.
I bet they did. In my first series of internships, I quickly learned that any and all sweetmonkeyaction happens with or around the mailroom staff.
The mailroom is usually in a basement with man closed off spaces. I’m SURE it was a live action porn flick going on at all times somewhere there.
Oh, i think got my point now…i basically agree that i’m very happy that we ain’t in Russia, cause clearly some stuff is just worse there.
Before the conversation goes any further, I just want to put it out there that sexual harrassment goes BOTH ways. Us guys can be sexually harrassed, raped, and violently abused. And contrary to what some ladies will believe, advancements at the workplace isn’t neccessarily welcomed. I actually advise people (especially guys) NOT to take a liking on a co-worker and hit on them because either a.) she may be interested too and you can probably EXCHANGE numbers and make plans to hook up outside of work.
*SIDENOTE: Dating, Boy/Girl Friending, and Bedding someone whom you currently work with is VERY Inadvisable*
b.) She may rush straight to HR (especially if there’s repeated events) and you’ll be looking for another job…or arrested.
I know that statistics will favor that it’s the ‘female’ who is the victim, but laws (as oppose to Russia) favor and cater towards females in this country. There’s no way of getting around that. I say, just don’t do it.
I probably could’ve just said “Just Don’t Do It” as oppose to being semi-longwinded an shyt.
I agree that guys are victims as well. Male victims may be afraid to report (thinking it could negatively reflect on their manhood). But sexual harassment, rape, sexual assault laws cater to victims, not women…it just so happens that many of the victims, those who report anyway, happen to be women.
you are right….its very dangerous for men. a former co-worker of mine was fired after entering into an ill advised work house affair (both he and the other chick were married). She (based on office rumor mill) ended up getting divorced for some unrelated sh!t and thought he was going to leave his wife. When he didnt she claimed s.e.xual harassment and started taping thier convo’s and saving emails. He was trying the “baby, baby please” act to keep her from calling his wife and the whole time it apperared that he was just making unwanted advances. He would call and ask her for lunch she would say, no stop calling me. He would bring lunch the next day, or offer again, send her email invites etc. They walked his a$$ right out of the door….and she still called his wife….I tell you a woman scorned…
Just wow.Hope he learned his lesson from that one.
And she prolly will get hers (if she hasn’t already) in the end.
this is ill, but i’ve found that few people act that crazy for no reason at all. the reason she thought he was gonna leave his wife mighta been caus ehe told her he would!
I’m inclined to believe that.
Wow, that’s most unfortunate, but he kind of brought upon himself by participating in an extramarital affair. But this could also apply to two single people who might have a workplace fling and the guy dumps the girl. She might decide to get even and pull the same stunt. It’s a crazy world out there, so I say just don’t mix business with pleasure–it just might not end up good.
–Sasha Two Pistols
“don’t mix business with pleasure”
My point exactly.
“I probably could’ve just said “Just Don’t Do It” as oppose to being semi-longwinded an shyt.”
thats all i remember reading… lol
Monk, the old saying “don’t get your honey where you make your money” was said for a reason. Sexual harassament charges is just another reason why you (male or female) shouldn’t be messing around with someone at work. If it goes sour, somebody can cry wolf and one or both parties can end up jobless. Some folks are vindictive when you stop dating them and you never know what a person is going to do.
Well there are some crazies that will cry wolf if you reject their advances, I saw that go down at my job…. not pretty…
“If it goes sour, somebody can cry wolf and one or both parties can end up jobless.”
This is the same reason why I (as a black man) will never bed a drunk white girl I’ve met at a bar/club. Even if it’s consensual, the chance that she might call “RAPE” the next morning is prevalant in my mind. It’s just not a good situation…
This is real.
Good point, men get harassed to and i’m sure it almost never gets reported unless she goes uber crazy on the vitcims ass.
female on male rape? i mean, how would that work?
if some beastly built chick even tried to do that, i wouldnt be able to get hard so it would be pointless.
Exactly. The advantages and disadvantages of having a hole versus a pole.
female on male rape? i mean, how would that work?
You remember the book/movie Disclosure don’t you?
“female on male rape? i mean, how would that work?
You remember the book/movie Disclosure don’t you?”
head from demi moore isn’t rape, its “the champs every sunday night”
How about a woman penetrating the guy with a strap-on?
Am I the only one with imagination? Didn’t you’all learn anything from Barney?
Rape doesn’t neccessarily mean intercourse.
If some beastily broad forces herself on you by kissing, groping, and hugging (or other stuff that ‘violates’ you), it is what it is.
Ask DMX apparently his last child was a product of female to male rape
oh yeah? I missed that.
yeah women are probably more harassful than men, but when our advances aren’t met with the desired zeal…we flip the script and make it seem like it was the man that was harassing us…on some ols Lynn Whitfield “Thin Line Between Love and Hate” type sh1t…plus there is something less than manly about reporting sexual harassment to HR…like the battered husbands that don’t report the abuse because it’s considered b*tchy…that is why I am a male advocate…my babies always get the short end of the stick…it’s really a woman’s world on so many issues that really matter…
Hearing stuff like this makes me appreciate even more being an American. We live in the best country in the world. If we are violated, we have a voice.
“If we are violated, we have a voice.”
lol…there are ways around that
I mean … some women don’t get subtlety. On the other hand, a lot of African-Americans [we] may not exist if it wasn’t for the hardcore (pun kind of intended) workplace harassment our foremothers had to endure – that’s taking one for the team (it’s late, my cynicism is tired).
Seriously, there’s a fine line to walk in and out of the workplace. I really think it comes down to attraction. If a person is “sexually harassed” by someone they’re interested in – isn’t that just some sort of freaky verbal foreplay?
I have been called too passive in some flirting situations, while other women have told me I’m too aggressive. My “game” is pretty linear, some women like it and some don’t – if I spent time catering to the sensitivities of every woman I was interested in, I would become an inauthentic “line man” … and the worst form of harassment is misleading someone for personal gain.
Back to the workplace: Men shouldn’t feel entitled to treat female co-workers like girls who dance on poles (unless you’re security, a DJ, or bartender at a strip club) and woman shouldn’t use their sex and its attributes (does she just have a bra on under that jacket? What? She’s not wearing a bra!?! That’s why she gets to take 2 hour lunches and NOBODY says anything…) to their advantage in the workplace (unless she’s an Adult Entertainer). Deal?
you had me until here:
“woman shouldn’t use their sex and its attributes (does she just have a bra on under that jacket? What? She’s not wearing a bra!?! That’s why she gets to take 2 hour lunches and NOBODY says anything…) to their advantage in the workplace”
personally, i’m a big fan of our monthly “no bra” day, and i dont know how i’d function without it
“If a person is “sexually harassed” by someone they’re interested in – isn’t that just some sort of freaky verbal foreplay?”
All depends on who’s calling the shots. And in a matter of SH the one on the receiving end makes the call.
“If a person is “sexually harassed” by someone they’re interested in – isn’t that just some sort of freaky verbal foreplay?”
Sexual harrassment = unwanted sexual advances. If two people are dating/flirting/whatever, that is just two consensual adults doing what they wanna do.
If it’s one-sided and the offending party refuses to stop when their advances are declined, that’s what makes it harrassment.
If a person is “sexually harassed” by someone they’re interested in – isn’t that just some sort of freaky verbal foreplay?
yes…yes it is!
JG alleges:
“if I spent time catering to the sensitivities of every woman I was interested in, I would become an inauthentic “line man”
if we [men] consumed ourselves with catering to the sensitivities and moods of women we would become loopy, afflicted with insanity, dopey, maniacal, hair brained, preposterous, loony, clownlike, bannanas… [and some of us have] one of the very benchmaks of manhood is knowing when to cut the bullsh*t with women and lead them instead of being lead by the nose. with women too much is not enough. if u dont know how or when to cut sh*t short with women they will take u on an unending rollercoaster ride of pissery and then resent u for it.
during my corporate stint i noticed that women like to push the borders of unprofessional conduct one day and the next day will scream bloody harrasment. [whatever whimsical mood is convienent or serving for her at the moment]
…so i just didn’t play with work folks at all.
…enters the poker faced assasin. somehow the black work commnity reported that i was uppity and aloof while the 2520′s respected me but felt i was not a team player. seems like managing execs try to position u such that u are in a financial, otherwise and growing NEED for the job. [control] but as soon as they don’t need u… it’s business, be about urs.
JG affirms:
“… and the worst form of harassment is misleading someone for personal gain.”
sounds like a definition for manipulation sir.
i can see how women have highly developed manipulation skills that employ their femeninity to that end. many times women have chosen to use what men have been attracted by to advance and compete in a male dominated business community. one minute they’re using femeninity to get what they want (attention and upwards) next minute a mans same attention garners cries of harrasment and victimization.
i’ve observed many women [the social Queen Bees if u will] cum into the work place pridefully feeling their mood should set the tone for an office. [AT LEAST those of her peers and below but as high as her influence will reach] massuh say: i’m sick. slave say: us sick lawd! this is when the khan likes to have a show of force, just to let a nicca know: “i’m sovreign”
since men are usually the ones in power positons at work i believe and can imagine that many times sexual harrasment takes place between these men and their female employees. i have no delussions about that.
however laws are skewed towards women. …MAYBE not particularly in the case of sexual harrasment on the job but across the board in domestic issues male vs. female. …and maybe it’s not the law itself but the female favored judgements and renderings. …which in turn sets precedence.
because of the worlds history oppressing women i understand that they needed protection at least in law but unfortunately some women take advantage of that favor and manipulate it to villainous and perverse degrees.
when it cums to situations like workplace romances gone bad, i question peoples motivations and not just their actions. it seems like women are much more resentful, manipulative and vindictive in these sityos even when they are at just as much at fault for carrying on these ill advised affairs.
at the beinning of the night JG has a point:
“Men shouldn’t feel entitled to treat female co-workers like girls who dance on poles.”
and
“[a] woman shouldn’t use their sex and its attributes… to their advantage in the workplace .”
FAT CHANCE
The Panty Factor – In a heterosexual predominated culture it is the
point at which a female’s influence on a male decision maker (in any matter) exceeds that of another male (all other things equal) due to
her femininity.
Sheila says, “don’t get your honey where you make your money,” and I can think of a number of eupheminisms that would be mean the the same thing.
Hey before we kick office relations to the Kurb let’s consider this
If it wasn’t for Monica, your Hillary wouldn’t be running for president just to prove that she’s really alright and sane after her husband got blown outta the white house!!
“If it wasn’t for Monica, your Hillary wouldn’t be running for president just to prove that she’s really alright and sane after her husband got blown outta the white house!!”
this is true.
I don’t agree..Monica was just sicking duck…she likes to do it…she got to do it…she did it…she shoulda just stayed on her knees under the desk in the oval office and played her fuggin part! Hilary ran because she has p3nis envy and wishes she could pee standing up! no dice!
she likes to do it
she got to do it
she did it
i think this could be a tshirt
This whole article made me sick to my stomach! What in the barbaric tomfoolery is this sh!t?!
If I had to endure this mess in order to earn my degree and on my jobby job, I would be Russia’s Laurena Bobbit (however you spell her name). Russia’s men would not be safe with me! Lol
Russia men can’t get it the regular way, so they take it?! Not on my watch!
“I would be Russia’s Laurena Bobbit (however you spell her name). Russia’s men would not be safe with me! Lol”
and then very quickly you’d be russia’s lou charbonneau
WHO?! LOL!
I had to google her…I had no idea who she was. I’m not really into murder, but I’ll blow a dude’s knee caps out make sure he never walks again!
“I’m not really into murder”
another rockable tee
Yay Me!!
Er uh … you typed “if Bush wins the presidency again.” … but you really meant “McCain winning the presidency and giving us a third Bush term,” right? Because I know you know that not only is Bush not running, but he can’t be re-elected anyway.
give lizzzard a break. she had to take a 45 minute break from conference call ho-ing to hurriedly write the entry.
LOLOL. shut upppp.
LOL. It was on purpose. Remember how everyone last election was listing places they’d move if….ahh nevermind!
I got it the first time Liz. Here’s a question, what exactly is a confrence call ho?
I thought she did that on purpose – if McCain wins it will just be like another term of Bush.
Once upon a time not long ago I worked in corporate america and several of the brokers that I worked for tried that Sexual harrassment ish with me, one of them almost swallowed his own tongue the day he asked me to get under his desk and I responded that his wife was on speaker phone, then politely told him I dont get under desks but would gladly accomodate him under mine, and if he didnt want a law suit he would kill the comments and such.
His wife wasnt on speaker phone but the look on his face was well worth it
he asked me to get under his desk and I responded that his wife was on speaker phone, then politely told him I dont get under desks but would gladly accomodate him under mine,
IH…this is why you are one of my eBFF’s…sounds exactly like something I would say….YAYEE YAYEE!
“Once upon a time not long ago I worked in corporate america ”
ummm..i really thought you were gonna break out into a rhyme…that would be hot if we could rhyme our responses. (sorry–let me continue reading)
Oooh don’t be sorry – I’m up for the challenge of rhyming responses! Whatchu know about that iambic pentameter?!
“Whatchu know about that iambic pentameter?!”
hold up…let me get my ruler out **beats on desk**…well I’ll be dam$n Slick Rick was like a one eye Shakespeare.
“Slick Rick was like a one eye Shakespeare”
LMAO!! If I was chewing my flintstone vitamins, I’da choked on em.
i’ve mostly worked around sociallly inept geeks…and so their rocket launches usually occur during some form of code speak, development or implementation.
And when it does get a little Star Trek freaky deaky…it just sounds odd not offensive.
“while female students regularly complain that university professors trade high marks for sexual favours. ”
I believe in equal rights~ so in order to equal out the Karma in the world this may be my new strategy for the semester, maybe a should teach a Communications class or Kinesiology class…I’m a have to get back to the group on this one
“in order to equal out the Karma in the world this may be my new strategy for the semester, maybe a should teach a Communications class or Kinesiology class”
…………………….
Big ups to Liz 4 holdin the spot !)
Aight first off Russia has turned into the wild west/Anarchy jim crow (jim jones’ evil twin). I saw a story on current tv that talked about the racism faced by African student imigrants. They just be getting rushed 4 no other reason than being black. This ain’t no AAaaa I effing hate you. This is the stomped out in the middle of the streets beat down. I think if some vodka ain’t your idea of hospitality then save that pasport stamp. btw that is siberian no neuclear winter cold how they treatin the women all second class.
“I saw a story on current tv that talked about the racism faced by African student imigrants”
yeah, i read about that too. surprisingly though, my man (the one i mentioned upthread) said that he’s never seen anything like that in moscow. it probably helps that he’s a millionaire though
“I saw a story on current tv that talked about the racism faced by African student imigrants”
yeah, i read about that too. surprisingly though, my man (the one i mentioned upthread) said that he’s never seen anything like that in moscow. it probably helps that he’s a millionaire though
Champ…millionaire-ness always makes it better…they won’t do it to his face…but he’s still a ni99a in a coupe!
“Champ…millionaire-ness always makes it better…they won’t do it to his face…but he’s still a ni99a in a coupe!”
sh*t, if they aint doing it in my face, does it even matter?
“it probably helps that he’s a millionaire though”
well, it cant hurt.
It surely can’t.
jim crow (jim jones’ evil twin).
***ringing bell and sounding air horn*** WuDa this is the first head-worthy comment of the WEEK…I am sure there is some sort fellashment bonus involved with such a feat…I will have to consult the committee…lol
how about jim crow (jim jones’ evil cousin?)?
Can I get it someplace where there is an air of danger? Dag what’s going on this week? It’s mickey fickey thursday! Okay maybe someone needs to bless some of the ladies comments w/ a back blow out per awsome comment?
Hey Liz! Thanks for standing in; I would have went crazy with no blog from VSB today.
I, too, will not be moving to Russia if that’s how they get down. It is foreign to me in more than obvious ways to hear that sexual harrassment is not taking serious but instead accepted. Unwanted sexual gestures in the work place lead to unwanted violence in the workplace.
I wouldn’t move to Russia even if all women were treated like Deities. They eat meat jello…
Meat jello?!
**dry heaves**
Yes. Minced meat mixed with some gel like substance. Saw it in a documentary and decided then and there I wouldn’t be going to Russia.
VEG…they eat meat-llo my ni99a??….WTF??!?!…
that visual alone has my stomach dancing with the stars! oh lord!! I think I can smell it!!! damn me and my vivid imagination!!! well I will probably lose 5 lbs from not eating for a few days…thanks VEG…I think…lol
And I thought chitlins looked nasty (never, ever tasted ‘em so I don’t know if they are good or not). I saw the meat-llo and immediately passed judgment.
“Meat jello” is one of those things that I’d rather not even try to imagine.
Haha. No problem! I know how some of ya’ll get the shakes if there’s no new post up when there should be lol.
“She alleged she had been locked out of her office after she refused to have intimate relations with her 47-year-old boss.”
This reminds me of that episode of Seinfeld.
Oh yeah and I’m proud to be an American. I think that’s what Champ would say. lol
“Oh yeah and I’m proud to be an American. I think that’s what Champ would say. lol”
bingo. i’m rocking my flag lapel as we speak
Niiice.
All this talk of sexual harassment in making me upset. Why hasn’t any females at my job never harassed me? Sadly, this would be a big ego booster for me . . . damn I suck!
“Why hasn’t any females at my job never harassed me? ”
It’s because you suck….the answer is right there my man.
You say this until the hairiest, worst looking woman in the whole office grabs your balls at the vending machine, then you see that the grass isn’t so green
“All this talk of sexual harassment in making me upset. Why hasn’t any females at my job never harassed me?”
lol…one of my co-workers always asks me to come near her so she can smell me. i dont feel like i’m being harassed though, so i guess this doesnt qualify
“If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children,” the judge ruled”
This statement is deplorable even with the exception of rape, however, but, and whereto: there are tons of children born out of “Imma wear that woman down”. Lets take our brady bunch goggles off, not all kids are born of love…some were odd couple unions born out of a little “wear”. (no tear, thats rape).
He$ll I think that might account for half my dam#n family come to think of it. My great-grandmother had this little saying “don’t marry the man you love, marry the one who loves you.”
In order to do that, one must submit to a little “I don’t like his azz but I’mma marry him anyway.” And thats how you have little ha-rassacles. ***raise your hand if you were one.***
“If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children,” the judge ruled”
Comeback those must be some Godawful ugly men if that’s their only means and chance of procreating.
“Comeback those must be some Godawful ugly men if that’s their only means and chance of procreating”
are you callin my daddy ugly??? LOL (jk)
LMAO @ ha-rasscals. I’ve heard that saying too, but it never really resonated with me.
its old and country but I think there is some truth even though most women no longer have to marry for a level of status and comfort….true love might not cut it either…but I have some crazy revelations around coffee time.lol
“It’s because you suck….the answer is right there my man.”
Thanks for confirming my thoughts . . . if anybody needs me I’ll be over there in the corner wiping the water out of my eyes
couch-ie poo I wouldn’t automatically think you suck. We already know you like to share your zest with the ladies. Tomorrow, and in the office, try a sandwich.
It only takes one pumpernickel rye.
AAWWW!! Eff yo… Its otay. I’m sure you don’t suck…
that much.
I say those Russian women should start taking matters into their own hands. Literally. Snatch that sack right out of it’s socket.
“Snatch that sack right out of it’s socket”
There ya go!!!! *daps*
“Snatch that sack right out of it’s socket”
Hmm…I was accused of sleeping with my boss which I think that well you know sexual harassment and you know I might’ve but nahh…
“Hmm…I was accused of sleeping with my boss which I think that well you know sexual harassment and you know I might’ve but nahh…”
so have you?
Welll…no but I would. He just had a lotta swagger..and thank God they replaced with a woman and I still personally report just to him…don’t ask me why but he set it up like that..and I still wouldn’t sleep with him..office politics
Did you decide on this topic bc of me???
Remember Champ, you told me to copy and paste my post from last week….
“Did you decide on this topic bc of me??”
yup.
***editors note: he’s lying***
i was just playing silly.
side note… all the russian women i know are miserable… maybe this is why.
I’m sure this why so many of them are mail order brides.
Anything is a step up from the treatment they recieve over there.
“side note… all the russian women i know are miserable… maybe this is why.”
this, the lines for bread and salt, and the 90 below winters all contribute
I think it’s something about being a child of the cold war era, but ain’t nothin about Russia ever going to sound good to me.
yes, the ‘ignorance’ of that statement has been duly noted.
“but ain’t nothin about Russia ever going to sound good to me”
tolstoy
sidenote: i was just discussing lunch plans with a few female coworkers and we’re thinking about hitting up this deli sub place (jimmy johns). one of them hasn’t been there before, so i described the size and quality of the sub to her.
“so yeah, its somewhere like 10 inches long, super thick, and the meat is super fresh and tasty. you’ll definitely enjoy it”
lol…i didnt even realize how sexual harassment-ish that sh*t sounded until i re-read this entry. she was like 15 feet away when i said it too, so a few other co-workers who probably have no idea what the hell i’m talking about heard it too.
Jimmy John’s has some good sammichs.
And yeah, it was a fine line on that sanwich description.
I hope couch is taking notes.
“I hope couch is taking notes.”
couch?
“eff yo couch” (comment 21)
…btw couch, can I call you sectional or sofa bed??? Its your VSB handle and Im not tryna kill your creative spirit, but it still don’t look right when I type it.
LOL Champ that reminds me of the time one of friends walked up and heard me talking about making “white icing” with my marido on the phone. She asked “What kind of cake are you baking?”
All I could do was just laugh.
I used to live off of Jimmy Johns in college. I sure do miss it. But yes, I can see how that would qualify as questionable especially if everyone else didn’t know what the heck you were talking about. *LOL*
I expect nothing less from Russia.
I’m not sure how Russia is economically, but a pattern I’ve noticed is that the worse off a country is economically, the worse the women are treated. That even plays out here in the U.S. where the poorest groups treat their women the crappiest.
“I’m not sure how Russia is economically, but a pattern I’ve noticed is that the worse off a country is economically, the worse the women are treated. That even plays out here in the U.S. where the poorest groups treat their women the crappiest.”
good point
hey PatteeCakes do you work for a Russian company?? weren’t you the one talking about lap-sitting in the office? that is the ONLY way that can be considered NOT a reason to call HR…lol…
but ummm…this is isht right here is a fool…I don’t even know what to say about it…so I will scroll back up and comment on others comments…toodles!
a lot of russian men think that they can treat all women that way. not just russians… i’ve noticed a lot of men from eastern europe are disrespectful… albanians, yogoslavians, etc. nyc is a melting pot of everything and i went to school with a lot of eastern european men; didn’t hold doors, just all around rude. they expect all women to be submissive- i’ve had to hold myself back on many an occasion from laying them out… gosh i can’t stand rude men.
“i’ve noticed a lot of men from eastern europe are disrespectful… albanians, yogoslavians”
ive never heard this before. why do you think that is?
I have been on a eurotour this summer and I met a girl in Lisbon who had just come from Turkey and Tunisia (granted that’s Africa but it’s close enough) and she told me she had had a mental breakdown bcoz of the men (She was American and travelling toute seul).
Apparantly, just walking around the streets as a female, men actually grab your body parts and blatantly grope you. She was also followed for 9 blocks in broad daylight by some dude that just wanted to “talk” to her.
It seems like a movie that was made 50 years ago but apparently that kind of stuff is still acceptable in some countries.
Donc, I have to agree, meme with all its faults, I am happy to live in America.
That makes two of us.
Oooo. I am going to Lisbon in November. How long were you there? Can you give me some advice on what to do, to see? Pretty please?
lol.
Yeah thats true. I went to HS with a lot of Russians and still have a passionate dislike for Russian men. I had to cuss one dude out a few times for ignant comments and showing me his balls at track practice. I feel sorry for Russian women…almost.
I’m in a bad mood today, so I only have two words on this story…HAYLE NAW!
“I’m in a bad mood today, so I only have two words on this story…HAYLE NAW!”
whats wrong and sh*t?
sigh…the organization i work for has a number of VERY incompetent people who do (or try to do) isht that is clearly against policy. then they cry about it when we tell them this, and want special treatment. friggin’ retards…
I used to work in an all male office…it was like my desk was in a locker room…we had watergun wednesdays…and at the weekly meetings, I had to coordinate the pizza and beer…yes beer…they figured if you drank at noon, you’d be fine to drive by five…lol…I was the ONLY woman in the office that was even close to cute and under 40…and although I am HAWT w/o work goggles…these boys were beside themselves…all kinds of flirting, touching, comments about my lips and legs…it was a mess…and with every comment I had a comeback for them…it was a duel…a game…and they loved to challenge my wit etc…but honestly, I didn’t mind it because I didn’t want any of them and I saw the comedy in it…nobody crossed the line that I deem harassment…so it was just another day at MAGIC…
“they figured if you drank at noon, you’d be fine to drive by five”
ummm…where the hell did you work?
I worked at an Engineering recruiting firm…can’t remember the exact name of the company but the acrynym was MAGIC…all my friends thought it was a strip club…lol..it wasn’t but they did have several “training sessions” at The Lodge (a nice strip club off 35E)
“they figured if you drank at noon, you’d be fine to drive by five”
This reminds me of my days in the military. Nothing tastes better than cold beer bought with your tax dollars! LOL!
LIIIZZZZAAAARD!!! I love you, girl… if you hadn’t stepped up to the plate this mernin..or last night…or whatever…I would have been VSB-less…(GASP!!) I wouldn’t even know how to behave…
***tearing up at the thought of not having my daily brainfood***
here…here..***as I raise this steamed breve***
salute!!!!
LOL! Mmmhmm, I know there would have been APB’s out if it got too late after midnight EST.
An old head once told me,
“If a chick complains about the raggedy, unattractive, poor-mannered guy that tried to talk to her…pay it no mind. Tell her you don’t wanna hear about that one…tell me about the one you DO like.”
I’ve always carried this with me since some female I’ve dealt with tend to always tell me about the raggamuffins. These are attractive females so I KNOW they must get hit on by some attractive guys also…but they’ll never speak on that.
This in exclusive to the work place, but life in general.
“These are attractive females so I KNOW they must get hit on by some attractive guys also…but they’ll never speak on that.”
i may be wrong, but i dont think theres really any long-term upside in telling a person you’re seeing that attractive people are hitting on them.
I find myself in agreement with the Champ on this one. You know that if you find her attractive you are not the only one. So why go looking for what you don’t want to find? It is not going to make you feel good to hear about these “attractive” people who hit on your woman. Let’s be real about it, all men want to believe they are the best looking thing in the world to their woman. So hearing that there are others out there that could “get it” just the same as you is never good for the ego.
isn’t there though… out of all these fine men who tried to talk to her… you’re the one she’s with….
That just means she met you first. And i am not saying she will cheat, but hearing about the possibility, even when you already know it exists, is never a good look.
maybe I’m just validating it from personal experience… i think that hearing about all of the “could have beens” (that we’re perfectly good men) and still comming home to him was reassuring in a way.
Oh yeah, Champ, I can see the video today. I didn’t know you had the “School Daze” joint on yesterday…lol.
And Liz, Great Job!!
“If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children,”
Hehehe…….
Beutifully disgusting logic! I want to pat him on the back and slap him!
Beutifully disgusting logic! I want to pat him on the back and slap him!
it was rather simplistically eloquent
When I worked in a hospital, one of the creepy IT guys had a thing for me. He took it to way extra levels and I eventually took it to my boss who then took it to HR.
The guy was disciplined (but not fired) and moved to a different hospital. He appealed his one month suspension. At the appeals hearing, one of the panel members told me: “Well, Ms. Todd you do have rather large and lovely breasts, can you blame Mr. Greel for wanting to caress them? Would you let me caress them?” The four women on the panel lost their minds, the appeal meeting was halted.
I have to say that entire ordeal was absolutely horrible. The investigation was rough as poo on me.
OMG! Are you serious! The dude on the panel should have been fired on the spot!
He was eventually terminated, but not right there. Another investigation ensued but I didn’t have much part in that because it was done on an executive level. I just had to testify to what he said and that was it.
When he said it, I seriously thought I imagined it. I had to look to someone else and ask did he really say that.
“The four women on the panel lost their minds, the appeal meeting was halted”
and you should have gotten a check with a few commas. Sometimes companies have to feel a little pain to make some serious far reaching changes.
and you should have gotten a check with a few commas.
Fa’ sho!!!! This is completely outta line.
““Well, Ms. Todd you do have rather large and lovely breasts”
Pics or it didn’t happen
haha, now, this is starting to look like another of my forums!
usually, we go with “pics or ban!” however. . . guess you can’t really ban people here…
AMEN!
starting to smell rather okp-ish round these parts!
WOW! thats effed up! i cant believe the dude on the panel didnt have the good sense to NOT say something like that where people could hear him…ass.
“At the appeals hearing, one of the panel members told me: “Well, Ms. Todd you do have rather large and lovely breasts, can you blame Mr. Greel for wanting to caress them? Would you let me caress them?””
so that was you??? i’m sorry. i didnt mean to offend you. i just like sweater midgets
Now you already know had it been YOU … wouldn’t have been not a drop of harassment in that … unless it was me harassing you by rubbing them all up on you. Accidentally of course.
Ooooh somebody is working on earning a corner pass! LOL!
I do my best work in the corner.
Well come on in here then! You walking over, but you limpin back!
I think after reading the comments that we all agree this incident is beyond degrading to women. Russia is a sh*tty country anyway, so I’m really not too surprised.
I went to hs with one Russian chick that I used to laugh at because she had a thick accent. A mutual friend of ours just updated me a few months ago that she’s engaged…to her former boss who’s 12 years older!
write a post on being an alpha male. appearnace, stance, body language, verbal language the works. Please
anything else?
I like this idea! Champ, you have my permission to use me as the Alpha male prototype! LOL! You can even call the post “How to be like Buck” LOL!
I like alpha males. Would love to see it.
okay I know this is completely off subject but did you guys know that actor Julius (Sho’Nuff from last dragon) Carrey died?
He was the baddest mofo low down around this town…..smh sadly…
I saw that on tmz yesterday.
I was a bit sad.
Oh no not Sho’Nuff!!!! Now who am I going to battle to prove I am the Master?
Ummm…Bruce Leroy? Cuz HE was the master. He had the glow…