The Myth Of The Plague Of Sexual Harassment

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Term Paper Title	The Myth Of The Plague Of Sexual Harassment
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The Myth of the Plague of Sexual Harassment

     One of the most talked-about issues of the past few years has been the issue of
sexual harassment, and it supposed prevalence in all workplaces. Pushed to the national
spotlight by the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings, in which Ms. Hill accused her boss
Justice Thomas of sexual harassment, it has become popular belief that sexual harassment
occurs in all workplaces, and that the vast majority of female office -workers have been
sexually harassed. Feminist groups have taken in upon themselves to interject in many
offices, leading sensitivity training sessions on sexual harassment, and promoting the
cause of those who charge others with sexual harassment. Despite the claims of feminist
groups about merely educating and "sensitizing" people on sexual harassment, the new
state guidelines have only succeeded in trivializing the issue, and are actually very
detrimental to powerful women.
     According to a pamphlet by the California Department of Fair Employment and
Housing, one of the legally defined situations of sexual harassment involves such verbal
conduct as "making or using derogatory comments, epithets, slurs, and jokes." While such
examples of speech may be considered offensive or crude behavior, it is not the role of
the federal, state, or county government to legislate what people can say, and where they
can say these things. By adopting verbal comments as part of the state guidelines on
sexual harassment, the state of California is actually encouraging stifling free speech,
which should be considered unconstitutional. If a woman walks in on a conversation
between co-workers in an office, in which sexual jokes and lewd comments are featured,
this does not constitute sexual harassment. Katie Roiphe, author of The Morning After:
Sex, Fear, and Feminism, states it best when she proclaims that  "feminists...seem to have
forgotten childhood's words of wisdom: sticks and stones may break my bones, but names
will never harm me" (101). If a woman or man finds particular speech, jokes, or
comments offensive, they should speak up, and voice their opposition, instead of crying
harassment and calling their lawyer. As renegade feminist professor and society critic
Camille Paglia proclaimed, in her book Vamps and Tramps, "If someone offends you by
speech you must learn to defend yourself by speech...and not beg for outside help to
curtail your opponent's free movement" (51).
     "Sexual Harassment is Forbidden by Law" c...

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