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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2013, 07:47 PM Mar 2013

How a woman suggestively licking a lolly could face a sex harassment case

The next time you are eating an ice lolly in the office, be warned: you could be sexually harassing your colleagues.

That, at least, is the bizarre suggestion from a group of lawyers calling for new sexual harassment laws to include women who eat ‘too provocatively’ in public.

The Finnish team has even released a video showing a young female office worker sucking an ice lolly in a highly suggestive manner.

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An expert in EU laws on sexual harassment told French newspaper France-Soir: 'This video shows a woman consuming an ice cream in a totally exaggerated manner that would make any man raise his eyebrows.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2046499/Sexual-harassment-How-woman-suggestively-licking-lolly-face-charges.html#ixzz2NHHyrjPH

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How a woman suggestively licking a lolly could face a sex harassment case (Original Post) dipsydoodle Mar 2013 OP

Note: The Daily Mail. maxsolomon Mar 2013 #1

The other links have since disappeared dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #2

Of course she can. FBaggins Mar 2013 #3

Probably more than eyebrows getting raised there n/t Fumesucker Mar 2013 #4

maxsolomon

(33,384 posts)

1. Note: The Daily Mail.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 07:54 PM

Mar 2013

also: "ice lolly".

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

2. The other links have since disappeared

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 08:08 PM

Mar 2013

I picked this up from a repeat of HIGNFY.

The France-Soir link would be in French anyway.

FBaggins

(26,757 posts)

3. Of course she can.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 02:08 PM

Mar 2013

It all depends on the specifics.

If she's a supervisor and a subordinate feels uncomfortable because of it. I've seen a male supervisor fired for essentially the same thing.

The key was "in a highly suggestive manner". The question is what she was "suggesting" and who she was suggesting it to... and how the person felt about it.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

4. Probably more than eyebrows getting raised there n/t

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 07:52 PM

Mar 2013

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