Brian Williams, a clerical worker at an workplace in downtown Tampa, admires the brand new coiffure of co-worker Brianna Williams (no relation) and feels obligated to say one thing about it, though he totally acknowledges the various causes that making such an remark could possibly be doubtlessly problematic.
“Wow, take a look at Brianna’s hair! Isn’t that one thing?”, he noticed. “She’s already actually enticing, however this new coiffure takes her to a different stage. I’m not objectifying her; I simply imply aesthetically, her hair is so… intricate.”
“She’s clearly somebody who cares about her look and I really feel like I ought to say one thing to her about that, only for the sake of being well mannered,” he continued. “However I acknowledge that circumstances being what they’re, within the instances we stay in, any remark I make could possibly be thought-about culturally inappropriate and presumably sexist, perhaps even predatory. I don’t wish to make her uncomfortable and I definitely don’t wish to get myself in bother. Hoo boy, that is tough. However I really feel like I’ve to say one thing.”
He then referred to as out, “Hey Brianna, you and your hair don’t encourage me to masturbate in any respect.”
“I believed that really went about in addition to could possibly be anticipated,” he stated later as he waited outdoors of the workplace of the corporate’s human sources supervisor.