Iâm surprised there arenât bus loads of women complaining about rock bands in the 80âs.
Yeah, because thereâs no difference between feeling like youâll lose your job if you donât let your boss man handle you, and having the hots for a rocker whom you throw yourself at willingly.
I agree with you but keep in mind that some of those women might have been looking to advance themselves. I might sound a little harsh but all those women could have walked. So shoot me.
What you donât get is that in sought-after jobs, women often have no choice. Work and put up with abuse, or find another career. Trust me, these pigs are everywhere. Women should not have to deal with it everywhere they fucking turn. Itâs twisted.
For Flight Attendants, Sexual Assault Isnât Just Common, Itâs Almost A Given
Based on accounts shared with HuffPost from both current and former flight attendants, Brightâs story is among many instances of sexual harassment and assault in the skies. As more and more stories of sexual assault across industries come to the forefront, itâs impossible to ignore the dynamics of the airline industry, which are inherently gendered with origins in the sexualization of women.
From unwanted advances to groping and forcing physical contact, assault and harassment are realities seemingly accepted as commonplace by the flight attendants we spoke with, all of whom attested to various levels of unwanted physical contact during their time on the job.
Itâs what drives some people, like former flight attendant Lanelle Henderson, out.
Henderson worked for now-defunct Kiwi Airlines in the â90s and again for a little under a year for now-defunct Airtran in 2004. She told HuffPost that it was her experience in the 2000s that turned her off from remaining in the industry.
Once, a male passenger whoâd been drinking began making advances toward her throughout a flight to DallasâFort Worth, she told HuffPost.
âHe would first grab my hand and compliment me, which in the beginning was flattering,â she said. âBut then he grabbed and rubbed my leg. It was mostly embarrassing because the man behind him was looking at me as if to say, âWhat are you going to do?â And I was just startled and a newbie and trying to be polite.â
Henderson aboard an AirTrain flight during training for her time as a flight attendant for the airline in 2004. (Lanelle Henderson)
Henderson said that the customer blocked her in the galley from moving between cabins. He eventually grabbed her butt. âThe man behind him said, âSir, enough already. This girl is not here for your pleasure.ââ she said.
Flight attendants told HuffPost that the âcustomer is always rightâ attitude mandated by much of the service industry often prevents many flight attendants from confronting in-flight harassment themselves, Henderson said.
Theyâre not going to stop the plane. And then everyoneâs going to be mad at you; youâre not a team player, youâre difficult.
Dawn Arthur also became disillusioned during eight years working as a flight attendant in both the commercial and private sector.
âI was really excited [before I became a flight attendant],â she said. âI thought it was so cool. But then you find out that there is no support in the industry. The pilots arenât trained to handle assault and they donât want to hear it. Itâs not their job.â
Arthur, who told HuffPost sheâs been âpushed into a corner and felt upâ by passengers, said flight attendants may feel discouraged from taking action in order to avoid an in-flight delay or disturbance.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/flight-attendants-sexual-assault-isn-185413036.html
Do you remember the âFly Meâ ads?
By the way, airlines make a ton of money selling liquor.
One wishes youâd read the poast youâre replying to before responding to it with an ad hom.
Which doesnât help with the creepy predator quotient.