Harassment is whatever makes you uncomfortable. I beelieve that people make up these harassment lawsuits based on feeling unsafe or uncomfortable. There are actual definitions and proper wording for the term "Harassment" but our society seems confused about what it actually means. This confusion is lead to the fact that our society is a "sex based society" meaning that our tv shows, magazines, movies, songs etc. are all based on sex appeal. When people are surrounded by this type of advertising they will start to form their own mind around it. Thinking that staring at attractive males or females or hitting on people or even touching someone inappropriately. This is why people are confused by the actual definition of harassment. They see sex being advertised all over the place and don't understand what the difference is between that and what they are doing in real life.
We also hear around us all the time as people being the "victom"."Self-victimization is part of the problem"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/half-of-us-students-face-sexual-harassment-survey/article2228114/comments/ Ken in Paris. I think this statement is so true. The fact that people crave attention now because of media and feminist acts makes it seem like everything is wrong. When someone does a little look or says something, people take it as offensive because of the attention it creates. Don't get me wrong I am definitly against serious problems like sexual abuse and continous harassment(bullying), but when one guy or girl looks or says something that is kind of in a compliment form like attractive ness or something I don't think it's a big deal. I was reading the comments in the same article and they were talking about a 40year old man calling you attractive, now that would be reported but if a young bough 22year old called you attractive you would love the attention you get. Same thing but different person.
Harassment over the internet is common in highschools. For me I love facebook, twitter, and other social networking sites because I love to see the positivity from it. I use it for that reason to see what people are doing and to stay in touch with friends. It has the ability to take a turn for the worst when people start posting the negative stuff on facebook. Although a lot of negativity stuff goes on with that do I think that we should get rid of it? or think of an alternative? no. People need to realize the positivities that come from it. You will never get a non negative thing. There will always be something wrong with whatever your new idea is. No matter what people do it won't change. What people need to do is realize what positive things come from using it and how they could use it in a positive way.
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