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2. There's a woman here who has been through hell and back...

Reply to Oakenshield (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:41 AM

Mar 2014

And it is a shame, an absolute shame that all of this has been in the name of some ridiculous holiday.

This is ridiculous. No one should have to deal with the kind of sexual harassment dealt women tonight. It's unacceptable. Absolutely, unacceptable.

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I am at a bar on the strip and let me tell you... [View all] Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 OP

I hope you get whatever help you might need in the wake of such violence. Oakenshield Mar 2014 #1

There's a woman here who has been through hell and back... Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #2

I am curious what you mean by this reply. Kali Mar 2014 #18

I was concerned for her welfare. Oakenshield Mar 2014 #19

I don't understand what exactly this is about BainsBane Mar 2014 #3

The holiday is St. Patrick's day. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #4

your friends are forced to serve drinks at bars when they could choose something else? nt msongs Mar 2014 #5

I know, right? It's raining jobs in the US! ZombieHorde Mar 2014 #6

Right? redqueen Mar 2014 #9

... lol ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #11

Yep, Charlie Day cracks me up too :) it's from one of my favorite shows. redqueen Mar 2014 #12

is that Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #15

Exactly! nt ZombieHorde Mar 2014 #14

Yes, the only "job" which bothers to pay anything is being a sex object at a bar... Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #7

You're forced to make this post when you could choose to be supportive? nt LanternWaste Mar 2014 #8

something about choosing to support their right to be denigrated for the almighty dollar Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #13

Financial coercion is the defacto American dream for far too many people. LanternWaste Mar 2014 #16

Too many people use monetary gain as the definition Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #17

I'm curious what they meant by "prepare". redqueen Mar 2014 #10