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LinkedIn rant!

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CrumpBrunette · 29/01/2019 23:01

Apols, using this as a ranting board otherwise I'll not get over to sleep!

I was browsing LinkedIn before, saw a post from a woman who works in sales, fairly senior, post was about some big sale she'd made. Picture of her looking v professional holding a contract or the likes. The posts below made my blood boil! Man 1: "Well with legs like that she could sell anything" (she was wearing a skirt below the knee, not that that should matter). Man 2: "Women want equality, well they should try just spending 5 minutes getting ready and not 3 hours and do a real day's work". Man 3: "Yep, I would definitely smash that". Etc, etc. What the FUCK is wrong with some people!!? I reaĺly wanted to comment but sometimes I feel like there's no telling these idiots. ARGHHH!

As I say, just wanted a rant!

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Shikah · 30/01/2019 11:17

I find it is far more common with left wing types who view women as 'fair game' - we want equality so take that! Whereas conservative men to the right tend to view a majority of women as someones private property - the father or husbands so would not make those comments as they are disrespectful to the man.

LinkedIn is a pile of shit.

ForrestPlumppp · 29/01/2019 23:39

Are these comments made by people with genuine business profiles? I'd be shocked if they weren't just trolls looking for a rise - I think their connections can see their comments can't they?

Illyria47 · 29/01/2019 23:21

Would have made mine boil too, the use of the term 'smash' says everything you need to know about this man's attitude towards women. Some men are such pillocks.

2ndWaveFeminist · 29/01/2019 23:09

They know people can read their comments, they are so comfortable in their misogyny they don't care. This is mild for LinkedIn these days, never used to be so bad, one reason I no longer use it much.
But yes blood boiling on yours and her behalf

GrinitchSpinach · 29/01/2019 23:08

It's been a revelation to me in the past few years how this attitude is not exclusive to politically conservative men. Leftist men just as guilty. My conclusion: be skeptical of any man until he earns trust, and watch out for women who have internalized misogny, too.

Hope your career is going well, CrumpBrunette, and you can get to sleep soon.

AssassinatedBeauty · 29/01/2019 23:05

Is it possible to report comments on LinkedIn? I've never had to, and I'm not sure what their rules are but surely if posts are personal and sexualised like that it goes against the idea of a business forum.

I also wonder whether those idiot men realise that other people can see their comments, or whether they are so comfortable in their misogyny that they don't care.

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