From: utzoo!decvax!sultan!dag
Newsgroups: net.social
Title: Re: Harassment?
Article-I.D.: sultan.128
Posted: Mon Jan 31 16:18:07 1983
Received: Wed Feb  2 04:17:01 1983
References: u1100a.282 hou5a.210

I have been accused of "Sexually Harassing" female associates by one
rather militant feminist in the office.  The act that I was called out
for was smiling.  I'm a freindly sort, and tend to try to smile when
greeting freinds, and even some who aren't freinds.  Both male and
female.  It would seem to these people who find what I do as harassment,
that any act I perform while being nice to anyone who is not male is
harassment.  The list of things that I was told by this associate
that proved that I was a sexist jerk were:

	Referring to my "romantic" interest as my "Girlfriend"
	Finding attractive women attractive (I'm not vocal about
	  it, nor do I gaze or stare.  I don't discuss women with
	  other men in the office.)
	Smiling 
	Holding doors (I do it for both men and women...)
	Asking a friend in the office if she would care to join
	  me for dinner.
	Not understanding this person's objections.

This same person is continually trying to save my soul (I'm jewish)
from eternal damnation and such.  Is there anything to be said about
religious harassment?  I don't mind christmas decorations, but I don't
need to have my time wasted arguing about divinity and such.
Also, I'm the next-to-youngest person in the office and the youngest
single in the office.  Since I moved to New England, I've had no
local romantic relationships, and as a result I don't get invited to
parties and am referred to as a youngster. (I'm 23.)  Is this also
harassment?

						Daniel Glasser
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