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August 11, 2008 9:51 AM Subscribe
'“If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children,” the judge ruled.' 100 per cent of female professionals said they had been subjected to sexual harassment by their bosses, 32 per cent said they had had intercourse with them at least once and another seven per cent claimed to have been raped.
This post was deleted for the following reason: SLBOE outragefilter. this is not really something neat you found on the web and the phrasing and general OMG aspect precludes serious discussion of serious issues. -- jessamyn
Kinda harsh, d'ya think? Probably could use some fleshing out, but hey, it's not a SLYT post!
posted by Xoebe at 10:05 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by Xoebe at 10:05 AM on August 11, 2008
As many know from the viral video of a Russian newspaper officer worker gone bonkers and attacking co-workers and cubicles
That'll be the faked viral video... starting an article with that doesn't really make me trust the veracity of the rest of it.
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 10:06 AM on August 11, 2008
That'll be the faked viral video... starting an article with that doesn't really make me trust the veracity of the rest of it.
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 10:06 AM on August 11, 2008
Interesting, but it's a link to some blog which, in turn, is just quoting HuffPo. So, yeah. No.
posted by everichon at 10:06 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by everichon at 10:06 AM on August 11, 2008
Why weak? The link does link to the original article.
posted by agregoli at 10:07 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by agregoli at 10:07 AM on August 11, 2008
But the original Telegraph article, which is here, is fascinating and crazy. Keep this post, I say.
posted by TheWash at 10:08 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by TheWash at 10:08 AM on August 11, 2008
Hello? Did anyone click through to this? Or was that particular link posted before and I missed it?
posted by agregoli at 10:08 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by agregoli at 10:08 AM on August 11, 2008
32% of women have sex with at least one of their bosses?
posted by delmoi at 10:10 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by delmoi at 10:10 AM on August 11, 2008
Nyet.
posted by The Straightener at 10:10 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by The Straightener at 10:10 AM on August 11, 2008
I could have pulled out all of the links linked in that post and posted them directly, but that seems like a dishonest thing to do.
posted by ignignokt at 10:12 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by ignignokt at 10:12 AM on August 11, 2008
As many know from the viral video of a Russian newspaper officer worker gone bonkers and attacking co-workers and cubicles
Ahem.
posted by tkchrist at 10:12 AM on August 11, 2008
Ahem.
posted by tkchrist at 10:12 AM on August 11, 2008
Putin also used his address to criticize the United States for what his government has called double standards in America's policies of promoting democracy and human rights.
Putin kicks down the Cold War style hate-speech antics admist begging for more baby-daddy. Film at 11,
posted by YoBananaBoy at 10:17 AM on August 11, 2008
Putin kicks down the Cold War style hate-speech antics admist begging for more baby-daddy. Film at 11,
posted by YoBananaBoy at 10:17 AM on August 11, 2008
As many know from the viral photograph of an American cat gone bonkers and riding an invisible bicycle
posted by Damn That Television at 10:19 AM on August 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Damn That Television at 10:19 AM on August 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
If we had no flags, we would have no Metatalk.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:24 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:24 AM on August 11, 2008
100 per cent of female professionals said they had been subjected to sexual harassment by their bosses, 32 per cent said they had had intercourse with them at least once and another seven per cent claimed to have been raped.
They all need to start carrying big, shiny scissors.
posted by The Light Fantastic at 10:26 AM on August 11, 2008
They all need to start carrying big, shiny scissors.
posted by The Light Fantastic at 10:26 AM on August 11, 2008
Yikes, I'm behind on my memes. When did we find out the Russian office thing was fake?
posted by DU at 10:26 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by DU at 10:26 AM on August 11, 2008
In Russia, male bosses and coworkers sexually harass YOU!
posted by Hollow at 10:32 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by Hollow at 10:32 AM on August 11, 2008
Do you really think that's funny, The Light Fantastic? Or Hollow? Really? Flagged.
posted by agregoli at 10:35 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by agregoli at 10:35 AM on August 11, 2008
Yikes, I'm behind on my memes. When did we find out the Russian office thing was fake?
About a week after it was posted. Someone posted the news to MeTa too, but they were a month late.
Of course I knew it was fake all along, and am therefore better than everyone else.
posted by burnmp3s at 10:41 AM on August 11, 2008
About a week after it was posted. Someone posted the news to MeTa too, but they were a month late.
Of course I knew it was fake all along, and am therefore better than everyone else.
posted by burnmp3s at 10:41 AM on August 11, 2008
Russia is apparently more backwards than we think.
posted by kldickson at 10:41 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by kldickson at 10:41 AM on August 11, 2008
Every hour a woman in the Russian Federation dies at the hand of a relative, her partner or former partner.
posted by giraffe at 10:41 AM on August 11, 2008
posted by giraffe at 10:41 AM on August 11, 2008
Do you really think that's funny, The Light Fantastic? Or Hollow? Really?
Well, I thought I was deliberately misexecuting that kind of joke in an effort to make fun of it, and at the same time point out that life in Russia really is fucked up to the point of absurdity and...
Yeah, it's okay if you didn't get it. I know I barely did.
posted by Hollow at 10:46 AM on August 11, 2008
Well, I thought I was deliberately misexecuting that kind of joke in an effort to make fun of it, and at the same time point out that life in Russia really is fucked up to the point of absurdity and...
Yeah, it's okay if you didn't get it. I know I barely did.
posted by Hollow at 10:46 AM on August 11, 2008
Do you really think that's funny, The Light Fantastic? Or Hollow? Really?
It wasn't a joke. Really.
posted by The Light Fantastic at 10:48 AM on August 11, 2008
It wasn't a joke. Really.
posted by The Light Fantastic at 10:48 AM on August 11, 2008
32% of women have sex with at least one of their bosses?
Over the course of a lifetime, that number is probably not too far from the mark in America either.
posted by Ynoxas at 10:50 AM on August 11, 2008
Over the course of a lifetime, that number is probably not too far from the mark in America either.
posted by Ynoxas at 10:50 AM on August 11, 2008
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