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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (227)	9/17/2005 3:11:48 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (2) of 292

The sexual harassment sensitivity was raised during the Anita Hill hearings. Prior to that hearing, men and women freely exchanged "dirty" jokes with each other. I have male friends that laugh with me over the old days. One of my friends laughed about how he would never have kept a job cause he was always making comments that had sex as a core topic. If any man got "out of line", we took care of the situation ourselves and told the intruder to, " Back off." Many young professional women are offended by simple terms. One such word is, " Babe". I know a gal that was highly insulted by the use of that word and the older gentleman that used it had to leave his workplace. As part of an older group, I don't get offended by various words that offend younger gals. Maybe because I am from a time that was full of sexual workplace games that were much worse. Frankly, Clarence Thomas' actions didn't seem particularly harassing as far as I was concerned. I certainly did not want Thomas appointed because of his politics, but his comments pertaining to a few "dirty" jokes didn't seem harsh at all.

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