WWYD - A Sexy Female/Male Noobie Bartender Are Been Sexually Harassed By...

Today, I had to attend a class seminar for work. 

The main topic was sexual harassment.  It's company policy.  But why?  Why is this still a thing? It should be common courtesy to be able to go to work and not have to worry about being harassed.  Men and women should not have to suffer at work because of individuals who don't know the meaning of the word "no". 

It's not that hard a concept to understand.  No means no.

But it doesn't end there.  It's still a thing in the work force.  In the video above, What Would You Do is a television show that conducts a number of social experiments to see what would happen in public with certain scenarios.

This video is specific to sexual harassment for both genders.  I like that it shows that not only are women vulnerable to sexual harassment but men as well.  We seem to have this misconception that men are not vulnerable to unwanted sexual advances. 

I'm kind of concerned that we need to be reminded of what qualifies as "Sexual Harassment".  That was the first slide of the presentation. Do you know the definition of sexual harassment? I didn't know whether to laugh or cry or scream. 

That was the power of my disbelief.  People need to be reminded what sexual harassment is. 

It makes me frightened.  If people are not aware or do nothing in the face of sexual harassment, what about when actions escalate?  Will you react then?  Will you do nothing then?  When it's probably too late?

This brings back a memory of my time in undergrad, where the police chief had advised us to scream, "fire!" or carry a whistle if we ever felt we were at risk for assault.  He explained that we had a higher chance of help coming to us than if we screamed, "rape!"

What kind of society do we live in that a fire is more likely to gain attention than assault?  What kind of country do we live in if we are willing to endure sexual harassment for a pay check? 

At some point, we will have no choice but look upon the horror we've inflicted upon ourselves and wonder...

What. Have. We. Done?

And is it too late to fix it...