Calling a man ‘bald’ is apparently sexual harassment – yet another double standard
by Arwa Mahdawi from US news | The Guardian on (#5Z7XQ)
It's galling to see an all-male panel rule bald' constitutes sexual harassment while women still have a hard time getting claims of harassment taken seriously
Looks like the British Bung Company is in a spot of bother. An employment tribunal recently ruled that the West Yorkshire-based manufacturer of cask closures must compensate Tony Finn, a former employee, after he was called a bald cunt" at work by a (male) supervisor. This was not just a nasty insult, according to the all-male panel of judges on the tribunal - the word bald" constituted sex-based harassment. The word cunt" was fine though.
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