Re: Vandalism
Originally Posted by
NoraB
Once upon a time this kind of Sid James, et al, behaviour was considered 'the norm' and part of factory life. I remember a factory job where a bloke used to walk up behind women using the vending machine and he'd touch their boobs. I overheard one of the women talking about it and another said. 'Oh that's just 'Bob' he's harmless'.
What's more, this guy's partner worked in the same place - albeit on a different shift.
I think that was the norm in many industries. There is a lot of residual sexism even today. How many times do we hear "like a girl" or hear men call each other "ladies" as an insult? How many times do we see effeminate men picked on because they're "like" women? In the minds of many, anything associated with femininity is automatically negative.
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