>>70153317>Again, having an actual policy like this sounds like you're just very touchyI’m not. It’s a good policy and something I wish I could explain to everybody to prevent them from being taken advantage.
Sometimes even in the workplace I see people getting “put down” with the most malicious “jokes” and they do nothing but to laugh out of fear that they’ll be called a
>no fun, spoilsportor similar follow up putdowns. I don’t laugh, I just remind them that “never at my expense” with a neutral expressionless face and that I don’t consider that remotely funny.
>I'd never have expected someone to think that there's a gender difference.Your mileage might vary but in my circle of friends and acquaintances men are usually very aware of the lines they can and cannot cross before a situation becomes “physical”.
Women have immunity to that concern so they can and do go much further
