I Was Being Nice, Jeeeez

 

Raise your hand, ladies, if you have ever been touched by a male boss or coworker.

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Yeah. 

During a roundtable discussion Angela Rye was speaking when O'leary touched her and started to interrupt her. Rye told him not to touch her.

Instead, of apologizing, O'Leary became defensive. "Well, I did that nicely."

Rye again told him to not touch her. He became defensive and said he'll never touch her again in his smarmy, five year old little boy response.

I have had male coworkers put their hands on my shoulder, my back, my arm, my knee, one even touched my hair. Some would hold my hand longer than necessary during a handshake.

In the Huff Post article, Jodi Smith, an etiquette consultant, claims it's a power play.

I'm sure there's more to it than that.

Men just think they can touch. They think women are attracted by the attention. Women should be grateful the male has deemed her worthy.

O'Leary's pouty defense reminds me of an experiment that was done a few years (ten!) back when a woman walked the streets of New York, all the while being filmed to gauge the behavior of men. 

Men ogled her, whistled, called out to her, some even followed her.

When she refused to acknowledge them they became defensive, calling her a bitch for ignoring them. 

It was scary to watch and not at all surprising. 

I have stories. Too many to even list.

Even as I searched for video of Rye and O'Leary's interaction I found videos of Rye being attacked by other men for confronting O'leary.

In defense of the male species, they are listening and understanding our plight. 

As for pigs like O'leary, who will never listen, it's up to women to shut them down. 

Speak up, my sisters. 

ROAR!