Tag: Sexual Harassment

Q: Some of my uncles say suggestive things about my looks. It's awkward and gross but I think saying anything will be equally awkward. None of them have EVER made any sort of sexual advances EVER, so that's a non-issue; it's just the icky comments. They say them to their sisters too. Is this something I just have to bear?

A: No, you don't have to bear it. You know how to stop it. The question is, are you willing to do it? It's too bad that the...

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Q: This guy at work figured out who I liked and said some pretty perverted stuff about it. What do I do if he goes straight to the source and tells my crush?

A: You won't have to worry about it, because pretty soon this jackass will never talk about your personal business again. W...

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Q: I have an older professional acquaintance who shamelessly hits on me. I want to keep the professional relationship but I need the flirting, hugging and jokes about us being "in an affair" to stop. How do I tell this much older man to stop without ruining the professional connection?

A: Yes, that behavior is definitely inappropriate and I don't blame you for wanting to stop it. Unfortunately, no matter ho...

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Q: Help, W-A. My boss is almost twice my age, got the feeling he was into me, and my coworkers just told me he's "in love" with me. I was so wigged out I literally went under the table at the restaurant. We do NOT work. I feel uncomfortable with the thought of working with him, what now?

A: Before you get too excited, are you sure you believe your co-workers? Are they speculating? Pulling your leg? Exaggerati...

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Q: My best guy friend slaps my butt, touches my boobs, and jokes around about having sex with me, and I really don't mind as long as he doesn't take it too far...but now I'm wondering what it means since he does it so often...what should I do?

A: It means he's a scummy jerk. A real friend wouldn't take advantage of you like that. Clearly he wants to hook up, but he...

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Q: I'm a girl who plays on a sports team of guys. And we play against other teams mostly of guys, my problem is that other teams guys sometimes will cross the line being flirty (like straight up asking the guy next to me if they can f**k me). What's your idea to kinda jokingly get them to stop, without being bitchy?

A: Be bitchy. If all of the "flirting" is anything like this example, forget "kinda jokingly" telling them to stop. You nee...

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Q: I got felt up by a friend at work who is 10 years older than me at a party where we were both drunk. I don't know how to act when i go back to work, i feel really violated, but then again I let it happen.

A: No. Stop that thinking immediately. If it wasn't consensual, then you didn't let it happen. You feel violated because yo...

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Q: My boss constantly yells at me, tells me i cant do anything right, that im stupid. the other day my co-worker, who is friends with him, told me he has a crush on me. this guy couldnt be more cruel to me. Why would he treat me like this if he liked me?

A: This guy is a psychopath, and that's my unprofessional diagnosis as an internet love troll. I'd start looking for anothe...

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Q: I work at a summer camp. During one of the camp cheers, I accidentally slapped my male coworkers ass while waving my hands around. He now makes lewd comments around me, and I feel really uncomfortable. How do I address this?

A: Report him to your supervisor. He's made it a sexual harassment issue at this point. It doesn't matter that it's summer ...

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Q: My boss is constantly making lewd jokes about women who come into the store. I guess he tells me because I'm the only one in earshot, but it's obnoxious. I've told him to stop and he just says I'm being too sensitive. How do I get him to shut up?

A: Oh, lighten up. He's just kidding around. What's the harm? HA, I'm joking. Couldn't resist. Such is my nature. Sorry. Ok...

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Q: What is it with men not looking me in the eye when I'm talking to them? Really, what I'm asking here, Wise-Ass, is for you to explain men's seemingly primal fascination with breasts.

A: I wish I could, but you ask the impossible. There are as many theories about that as there are slang names for boobs, an...

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