Hi all,
Please be assured that I didn't mean to spark any controversy with my post.
Framerpicture wrote: I personally didn't find this link particulary offensive but then I'm not a woman - You can easily see a lot risky images in the papers and on tv...
For what it's worth, I'm not prudish or puritanical, by any fair stretch of the imagination (I'd never have survived 20 years in the engineering profession if I was!
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).
For me, there's a huge difference between flirtatious
double entendres or bawdy humour and being bombarded with images of the ilk in the 'contentious link.' As Will correctly comments, such images are becoming commonplace, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. As Will also observed, some women (including myself) do find such material offensive. Its prevalence is changing social behaviour, and as a woman I've had to deal with the unpleasant effects of these changes. Example. Once upon a time, if one was out for a night in a hostelry, there might be occasions where a bloke had too much to drink, and he might make lewd verbal suggestions. Nowadays, and particularly in the town where my business is located, they seem to think it's OK to grope a woman if they feel like it. I can't speak for other women, but for me that is definitely not OK.
Just because it's "everywhere" doesn't mean that it's harmless.
Framerpicture wrote:... but I do respect Aine's views.
Appreciated.
And what the frell just happened to the "wink" smiley????
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