It never ceases to amaze me how people look at things differently - take today for example…………………
We were sat in the office , and there was a photograph of a skimpily clad gal sat on the new Triumph motorcycle in one of the newspapers , and whilst I admit , the majority of the guy’s were checking out the models curves , yes you guessed it – yours truly was checking out the bikes curves :)
This brought to mind a conversation I’d had with a new , young - female union colleague as regards calendars with skimpily clad models on them , before political correctness has all but banned them all , and I must admit , I had at the time - a Harley calendar - with yes you guessed it skimpily clad - but not topless - models on it …….
…………………………. the shame…….the shame…… :)
Now - the honest fact that - I’d bought it for the bikes , and as far as I was concerned the models were in the way of the bikes - didn’t really cut any ice with my colleague , as I was now a……… “ sexist pig “ ………. end of story……. !!!
Sexism , like most “isms” is a two way street , a point which is usually glossed over by those on their “ high horse “ , and if we are going to live by these rules it simply must operate both ways , as the oppressor cannot be allowed to become the oppressed in our fair and equal society - can they………………..
Thus , and back to the story , I thought it was very strange that my “outraged “
union colleague, then chose to totally ignore a topless male , fireman’s calendar which was on open display.
I deliberately chose not to say anything at that particular moment , because I do not run around screaming ….sexism … racism…. etc… etc… unless I’m in full grasp of all the facts .
So I just waited until it had all calmed down , and then pointed out the fireman’s calendar to my union colleague, saying that it caused me no personal - offence , but I suggest that as a union rep’ - they should think very , very carefully before causing one sided - mayhem .
I think we are all - sexist and racist to a point , but then again , we simply cannot run around screaming discrimination on one hand . whilst condoning it on another .
