Hoisted by their own petard
By Nicole Nutting
Well, the floodgates are wide open nowâthese dirty old men arenât going to get away with it! Women are finally mad as hell, and theyâre not going to take it anymore! We might have to reach for the playbook from the 1970âs feminist movementâweâve been here, done this. Sadly, that historic quest for womenâs equality devolved into the âSexual Revolutionâ, subverted from its original intent by males to serve their own purposes. Yes, THOSE purposes!
The issue currently front and center isnât really about sexual harassment in the workplace, in the entertainment business, or in the political arena. In truth, itâs only peripherally about sex. The common denominator here is POWERâthe power of men over women.
I can think of only three instances in which it is acceptable for one human to exert his will over another. The first is the parent-child relationship, for the safety and training of the child. The second would be in the legal and penal areasâweâre obligated to follow our laws, or risk ending up in prison where we lose our autonomy altogether.
 The third would be a bossâs legitimate request for work product appropriate to oneâs job description.
Otherwise, no adult has the right to force another adult to do ANYTHING. To manipulate, cajole, shame, guilt trip, or physically force someone to do your bidding only proves youâre a self-important, self-centered a**hole.
Ladies, if your boss says âLie down and weâll discuss your careerâ, you have a choice to make. If you acquiesce to this, itâs really no wonder men think itâs acceptable. No, Iâm not condoning men for taking advantageâthey need to stop abusing their power. Iâm just REALLY disappointed when women behave like timid little mice. They hurt themselves by not standing up, and they hurt the next generation of females by setting a sorry example. The time was way overdue to âCowgirl upâ!
Society needs to turn this lose/lose proposition into a win/win. Until now, I think both genders have hoisted themselves by their own petard.
