Sometimes I'm embarrassed of being a man. No, I'm not thinking about having an operation and changing my name to Justine Beaver. However, between many men seeing women as nothing more than mere sex objects and fighting with all their might to away women's rights, I have to shake my head and do my best girlfriend or wife impersonation by giving these men the evil eye (any straight guy who says he doesn't know about this "look" doesn't know his left ear from his right testicle).
As men continue to try and take away women's reproductive rights, prevent them from getting contraception included in their employer-based healthcare coverage, as well as prevent them from receiving equal pay, the Iowa Supreme Court decided to continue this lovely trend on Friday.
A male dentist (James Knight) fired his female assistant (Melissa Nelson) because she was viewed as too physically attractive and threatened he and his wife's obviously wonderful marriage. A court ruled in December that this was not an act of sex discrimination.
On Friday, the all-male Iowa Supreme Court stood by that December ruling, saying that Mr. Knight's firing of Ms. Nelson wasn't an example of sex discrimination, writing the following:
"It is abundantly clear that a woman does not lose the protection of our laws prohibiting sex discrimination just because her employer becomes sexually attracted to her, and the employer's attraction then becomes the reason for terminating the woman once it, in some way, becomes a problem for the employer. If a woman is terminated based on stereotypes related to the characteristics of her gender, including attributes of attractiveness, the termination would amount to sex discrimination because the reason for termination would be motivated by the particular gender attribute at issue."
The court claimed that Ms. Nelson wasn't fired due to her "gender attributes," but because of "facts surrounding her relationship with Knight, including several comments he made about her clothing and the fact that the two would text each other outside of work hours."
So, the firing had nothing to do with Knight being physically attracted to Nelson, but did have to do with him making comments about her clothing (due to an obvious lack of physical attraction and a very happy marriage) and the two of them exchanging texts outside of work. Perhaps like Todd Akin believes women have magical vaginas which can prevent pregnancy via rape, the Iowa Supreme Court thinks Ms. Nelson should have been able to shut that whole thing down - meaning her employer's mouth as he was making comments about her clothing and text messaging her.
So, ladies, here are some guidelines on how you're supposed to look and act when working for a heterosexual married man:
1) Look good, but not too good: This is kind of a hit-and-miss guideline, because each male employer will have different tastes in what he finds to be physically attractive. The safest strategy would be to make certain you shower every morning, brush your teeth, apply some lovely scents to yourselves, put on some make-up, but to fully cover your bodies with clothing - so much so that it adds 10 lbs. when stepping on the scale. This will leave your male employer thinking, "Well, she's got a cute face," but his eyes will not be able to wander anywhere else, which will make him less prone to thinking about you in an unprofessional manner. The only potential downside to this, outside of feeling heavier and hot-flash warm on a very regular basis, is if you feel it necessary to remove one of the many layers of clothing you have on, your employer may have been so accustomed to see nothing but your face (and once in a while hands), that he'll suddenly feel like he's on Viagra due to even the hint of seeing some cleavage.
2) Flirt, but not too much: Sure, the lonely, horny, married guy would like some attention - to feel attractive and good about himself, so some light flirting is very acceptable, as well as greatly appreciated by your employer. However, you mustn't let it get out of hand due to the wife-factor. When the flirting is at the point where your employer's wife doesn't know about it, all is well. However, if that flirting goes beyond that point, your employer's wife will likely step in and kick some tail - meaning her husband's, which then forces him to kick yours.
3) M&M (Mind & Mouth) Control: Sure, unless you're a ventriloquist with a puppet in hand, this may be virtually impossible. However, male judges seem to believe this isn't out of the realm of possibility, so any time your male employer walks up to you and is about to speak, make sure he doesn't say anything out of line - that which may be seen as sexual and would likely anger his wife. One way to do this would be to cover your ears with both hands just as your boss begins speaking to you. This will significantly reduce the chance that you'll hear anything sexually suggestive which could get you both into trouble. The potential downside to this is such an action could make your boss feel like you don't listen to him and lead to your firing.
As a bonus tip for the ladies, if you and your boss do run into a situation like James Knight and Melissa Nelson did, just tell him and his wife that you're a lesbian and this could potentially save your job. Yes, it may lead to your boss having some very creepy sexual fantasies, but until you have another job lined up, it could prove to be very beneficial, at least in the short-term. If after telling your boss you're a lesbian, he starts inquiring about threesomes, recording footage of the acts, etc., however, then with or without a job lined up, you may want to take your services elsewhere.
As a bonus tip for heterosexual male employers, keep your junk in the trunk and you shouldn't have many problems. Also, take a little personal responsibility when the thinking with your head downstairs gets you into trouble with your wives. Women shouldn't lose their jobs just because you lose sight of yours and instead focus your attention on these women.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/12/2292691/iowa-court-firing-attractive/
As men continue to try and take away women's reproductive rights, prevent them from getting contraception included in their employer-based healthcare coverage, as well as prevent them from receiving equal pay, the Iowa Supreme Court decided to continue this lovely trend on Friday.
A male dentist (James Knight) fired his female assistant (Melissa Nelson) because she was viewed as too physically attractive and threatened he and his wife's obviously wonderful marriage. A court ruled in December that this was not an act of sex discrimination.
On Friday, the all-male Iowa Supreme Court stood by that December ruling, saying that Mr. Knight's firing of Ms. Nelson wasn't an example of sex discrimination, writing the following:
"It is abundantly clear that a woman does not lose the protection of our laws prohibiting sex discrimination just because her employer becomes sexually attracted to her, and the employer's attraction then becomes the reason for terminating the woman once it, in some way, becomes a problem for the employer. If a woman is terminated based on stereotypes related to the characteristics of her gender, including attributes of attractiveness, the termination would amount to sex discrimination because the reason for termination would be motivated by the particular gender attribute at issue."
The court claimed that Ms. Nelson wasn't fired due to her "gender attributes," but because of "facts surrounding her relationship with Knight, including several comments he made about her clothing and the fact that the two would text each other outside of work hours."
So, the firing had nothing to do with Knight being physically attracted to Nelson, but did have to do with him making comments about her clothing (due to an obvious lack of physical attraction and a very happy marriage) and the two of them exchanging texts outside of work. Perhaps like Todd Akin believes women have magical vaginas which can prevent pregnancy via rape, the Iowa Supreme Court thinks Ms. Nelson should have been able to shut that whole thing down - meaning her employer's mouth as he was making comments about her clothing and text messaging her.
So, ladies, here are some guidelines on how you're supposed to look and act when working for a heterosexual married man:
1) Look good, but not too good: This is kind of a hit-and-miss guideline, because each male employer will have different tastes in what he finds to be physically attractive. The safest strategy would be to make certain you shower every morning, brush your teeth, apply some lovely scents to yourselves, put on some make-up, but to fully cover your bodies with clothing - so much so that it adds 10 lbs. when stepping on the scale. This will leave your male employer thinking, "Well, she's got a cute face," but his eyes will not be able to wander anywhere else, which will make him less prone to thinking about you in an unprofessional manner. The only potential downside to this, outside of feeling heavier and hot-flash warm on a very regular basis, is if you feel it necessary to remove one of the many layers of clothing you have on, your employer may have been so accustomed to see nothing but your face (and once in a while hands), that he'll suddenly feel like he's on Viagra due to even the hint of seeing some cleavage.
2) Flirt, but not too much: Sure, the lonely, horny, married guy would like some attention - to feel attractive and good about himself, so some light flirting is very acceptable, as well as greatly appreciated by your employer. However, you mustn't let it get out of hand due to the wife-factor. When the flirting is at the point where your employer's wife doesn't know about it, all is well. However, if that flirting goes beyond that point, your employer's wife will likely step in and kick some tail - meaning her husband's, which then forces him to kick yours.
3) M&M (Mind & Mouth) Control: Sure, unless you're a ventriloquist with a puppet in hand, this may be virtually impossible. However, male judges seem to believe this isn't out of the realm of possibility, so any time your male employer walks up to you and is about to speak, make sure he doesn't say anything out of line - that which may be seen as sexual and would likely anger his wife. One way to do this would be to cover your ears with both hands just as your boss begins speaking to you. This will significantly reduce the chance that you'll hear anything sexually suggestive which could get you both into trouble. The potential downside to this is such an action could make your boss feel like you don't listen to him and lead to your firing.
As a bonus tip for the ladies, if you and your boss do run into a situation like James Knight and Melissa Nelson did, just tell him and his wife that you're a lesbian and this could potentially save your job. Yes, it may lead to your boss having some very creepy sexual fantasies, but until you have another job lined up, it could prove to be very beneficial, at least in the short-term. If after telling your boss you're a lesbian, he starts inquiring about threesomes, recording footage of the acts, etc., however, then with or without a job lined up, you may want to take your services elsewhere.
As a bonus tip for heterosexual male employers, keep your junk in the trunk and you shouldn't have many problems. Also, take a little personal responsibility when the thinking with your head downstairs gets you into trouble with your wives. Women shouldn't lose their jobs just because you lose sight of yours and instead focus your attention on these women.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/12/2292691/iowa-court-firing-attractive/
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