The recent interview given by Sen. Gillibrand in which she described the sorts of sexual harassment that she has had to endure at the groping hands of ugly fat old men in the Senate has of course set off the predictable reactions from legions of aggrieved straight men. They complain that she is an angry feminist who lacks a sense of humor about sex. I mean, really any woman should be happy to get a bit of good natured groping. It's all in good fun.
So many straight men are constitutionally incapable of understanding why women aren't willing to submit happily to their comeons. I have a suggestion that might help them in understanding the problem.
I well remember when the debate was raging over the issue of repealing the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy about lesbians and gays in the military. The classic issue that was raised as an insurmountable barrier was the group showers common in military installations. The image of horror that was raised was having to shower with a man who had come out as gay. Why he might be LOOKING at me. They didn't even get as far as a grope before the freaked out.
The reality is that in the world of straight folks sexual harassment is almost always a one way street. Men are almost never on the receiving end. Perhaps if they had a bit of experience of that some of them might become a bit more empathetic. Maybe the next time they are "forced" to listen to women's complaints they might try to imagine the experience of going to a predominantly gay gym.