Is this acceptable in the workplace?

Referencing the standard visual depiction of an early 18th century highwayman and antihero isn’t really the name as bringing up the topic of a porn star’s filmed gangbangs.

Inappropriate
Referencing prostitution in the work place is inappropriate and also sexist and misogynistic- because the Bonnie Blue situation is sexist and misogynistic.
Prostitution is sexist and misogynistic. Women are most likely to be vulnerable in prostitution.

It objectifies a woman in front of other women- his colleagues.

I remember when I was in the office in my previous job, someone had put a note on one of the vending machines highlighting the cost saying 'even Dick Turpin wore a mask!' it was removed, but whether they were reprimanded or not I don't know. At least I knew where the Dick Turpin comment came from, but Bonnie Blue I had to google. Its not in the best of tastes, but I wouldn't have pulled him up for it.

Thank you - I don’t necessarily agree with you but I understand your reasoning.
you are suggesting that she is a vulnerable female victim and therefore making a joke about her is misogynistic.

I don’t think I’d have been personally offended by it but yes, it’s definitely inappropriate.

I think someone would have to be pretty daft not to realise why name-checking porn stars, and alluding to the specifics of their work, is best avoided in professional conversations.

It’s neither sexist nor misogynistic as a comparison, and I certainly think it’s at the lowest end of the scale of workplace inappropriateness, but porn stars and their work aren’t a suitable reference for an office Teams chat.

He didn't assign OP ANY role as a prostitute ffs

He equated the eagerness for people to di a certain job with the line of 1000 men

It doesn't matter if its misogynistic or not or even if other people would be bothered by the comment - it's inappropriate for the workplace. He had an opportunity to retract his post and apologise for this but instead posted a shit emoji, which is utterly ridiculous.
I would take this further.

I voted YABU but might change my mind after hearing about the poo emoji. He's just childish.

Sometimes I think society has gone a bit too far with curtailing humour, and initially I thought this might be one of those cases, but it depends on the work environment and whether it's a casual, jokey sort of place. The poo emoji is making me think he's just juvenile and not good at reading the room.

If you're called up on it, you'll have to phrase with your superiors that you don't want any porn or sex jokes in the workplace, as it makes you uncomfortable.

I would consider somebody like Bonnie blue to be vulnerable. In my opinion, her behaviour is hardly what we would call normal and the men who engaged in sexual activities with her are deeply unpleasant if they can’t see that her behaviour probably comes from some deep seated insecurity, in one way or another. I would absolutely argue that it is inappropriate to use the “just because she’s a prostitute” argument because that demonises prostitutes and prostitution and that’s just awful.
I suppose I put it in the same bracket as suggesting that the queue is as long as it is for biological women hoping to find a single sex toilet that hasn’t been invaded by non-biological women.
I’m not asking everybody to agree with me; perhaps I’m too old and this is just modern humour. It certainly isn’t the humour of my children but perhaps that’s because I am their mother and we’ve discussed this sort of sexualisation of women to try to encourage debate and support for marginalised and vulnerable people in society.
There isn’t really an awful lot of point in discussing this because clearly my standards are different from yours and that doesn’t make either of us right or wrong. Also, clearly I am not an expert, I only have the knowledge of my own workplace training which would have considered that comment to be inappropriate.
Within the law we have the right to live by different standards because we live in a democracy and I am eternally grateful for that.

I think most people with any knowledge of the world recognise that this girl is in a very bad place and isn’t making decisions that are in her best interests at all. It’s a really sad situation, and men using it as a jokey reference point are pretty gross.

I’m still waiting for someone to explain why a reference to a prostitute is sexist/misogynistic rather than just inappropriate for the workplace.
Maybe you can oblige me rather than throwing insults at a woman just because she doesn’t agree with you.

Personally, I’d refer it to HR and hope he gets a disciplinary for his grossly offensive comments, inc. Poo emoji.

Until all the senior women stand up together and loudly shout ‘ENOUGH’, this sexist crap will continue well into the next century!

Totally disagree with this poster: It’s people like you who give women a bad name and mean that real sexism and misogyny is easily dismissed.

imo, it's people like OP who call out casual sexism make it clear to others (including the men in the group) that this is not acceptable - maybe it makes it easier for them all to stand up to it next time. Serious sexism and misogyny IS dismissed, but partly because of the slippery-slope. If it is always unacceptable then the boundary is clearer.

Me too! 😂
feeling like that the whole thing is a bit fishy 🧐

ok handmaiden...

My main problem with it is it makes no sense as an analogy. If it's the work that's in a queue it's the wrong way round, or was everyone queuing up to do the work (sounds unlikely)?

Unacceptable comment in the work place

It wouldn’t be acceptable in my work place. There’s so many analogies that he could have used - the queues for the Next Sale, Oasis tickets, Boxing Day sales… but presumably he’d rather look like a member of The Inbetweeners.

‘That sort of language’ He compared a long queue to a famously long queue…..
that’s literally all he did!

Not entirely sure what he meant, 1) the work is very desirable and everyone will want to do it or 2) you're all very busy so it will be a long time before it gets done. Or something else entirely?

Still don’t get you. I see why it may make it inappropriate for work but why is referencing a prostitute sexist or misogynistic?

The answer ‘because she’s a prostitute’ is nonsensical.

The reference to “Bonnie blue“ is what makes it sexist and misogynistic. There are far more erudite ways to make your point for example queue is longer than the great Wall of China; the queue is longer than the distance from lands end to John O’Groats; anything is better than such an appalling reference to such an appalling scenario. I’m really, really sorry that you can’t see that on your own and that is why misogynyk is becoming entrenched in the male psyche at the moment. I am too old to be nice to people and too old to put up with this sort of dribble. In the workplace it is completely unacceptable but out with their mates Maybe it’s just about bearable but I would be very disappointed if I found out that a son of mine or my partner thought that that sort of language was acceptable. It just isn’t funny on any level.

Three male colleagues messaged you privately...why?
Were they too spineless to back you publicly but wanted to cover themselves by messaging you privately to offer their support?
Stuff like this is so bloody sneaky and makes them look as bad IMO. When will men start calling other men out on their behaviours!

It’s not a personal attack, I’m genuinely confused about your mental health and cognitive ability.