Excuse me?!
We have to watch a bunch of boring videos for work right now, on things like bullying, HIPAA, and whatnot. Today was sexual harassment.
Now. I'm not a feminist, but oh my gosh. The clip on a guy being harassed by his basketball team for dropping basketball to be in the school play - principal steps in and tells them that this is not what their school is about. The clip of a guy being harassed by a group of girls - if a boy harasses a girl, it's usually one-on-one, but with girls it's usually a group. This poor, emotionally vulnerable boy.
The clip of a girl being harassed by a boy.
The boy who sits next to her in class keeps demanding that Sarah goes out with him. She doesn't like that he is doing this.
Teacher contacts mom.
Mom, to camera: Sarah's a good student. I don't know why I have to give up my own time to meet with her teacher.
She gets to the meeting.
Teacher: I'm concerned. Sarah has been wearing skimpy clothes [a tank top] and seems uncomfortable with the attention she's getting.
Mom: She's not wearing skimpy clothes. I see her when she leaves the house.
Teacher: She must change when she gets here. Have you looked at her facebook page?
Mom: No. [Teacher shows it to her.] Oh!
Mom takes Sarah shopping for modest clothes. Sarah looks happy. Sarah wears nice blouse to school and sits next to boy.
Boy: Go out with me.
Sarah: No. And I don't like that you keep demanding like that. Please don't bother me like that anymore.
Boy: Oh, I'm sorry. If I stop will you go out with me?
Sarah: If you can treat me, and all the girls in the class, respectfully for two weeks, then maybe. [with a shy girlie grin]
!?!?!
REALLY!?!?!
Now. I'm not a feminist, but oh my gosh. The clip on a guy being harassed by his basketball team for dropping basketball to be in the school play - principal steps in and tells them that this is not what their school is about. The clip of a guy being harassed by a group of girls - if a boy harasses a girl, it's usually one-on-one, but with girls it's usually a group. This poor, emotionally vulnerable boy.
The clip of a girl being harassed by a boy.
The boy who sits next to her in class keeps demanding that Sarah goes out with him. She doesn't like that he is doing this.
Teacher contacts mom.
Mom, to camera: Sarah's a good student. I don't know why I have to give up my own time to meet with her teacher.
She gets to the meeting.
Teacher: I'm concerned. Sarah has been wearing skimpy clothes [a tank top] and seems uncomfortable with the attention she's getting.
Mom: She's not wearing skimpy clothes. I see her when she leaves the house.
Teacher: She must change when she gets here. Have you looked at her facebook page?
Mom: No. [Teacher shows it to her.] Oh!
Mom takes Sarah shopping for modest clothes. Sarah looks happy. Sarah wears nice blouse to school and sits next to boy.
Boy: Go out with me.
Sarah: No. And I don't like that you keep demanding like that. Please don't bother me like that anymore.
Boy: Oh, I'm sorry. If I stop will you go out with me?
Sarah: If you can treat me, and all the girls in the class, respectfully for two weeks, then maybe. [with a shy girlie grin]
!?!?!
REALLY!?!?!
posted by melilotnfosco | 8:52 PM
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What in the world?!?!? On any of those scenarios! I still can't believe things like this must surely pass through some committees or even focus groups, right?!?
Please tell me you said something
I had no one to say anything to. We're on our own for watching the videos. I'm thinking I should bring it up with one of our sped teachers. She's way feminist (to the point that she didn't like that when we had a presenter who showed a picture of his family and he said his wife was the pretty one, she was offended that he would say something so sexist), and I'd like to hear her reaction, if she's watched it yet. And she might have an idea of who to talk to about it and how to word an email or whatever.
*smh*
You were right -- you really HAVEN'T written anything on here!
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