Re: Props to Shauna Hunt for calling out these assholes
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 3:08 pm
The reporter was aware of the "prank". On a daily basis she has guys doing this to her and she finally reached her limit. After this incident a number of other female reporters came out to say that they also experience guys doing this to them too. Prank or no prank, the guys who do this make interfere with the reporter's ability to do their job properly. From a female point of view, "FHRIP" is threatening language when it's shouted at you. Of course it is vulgar, disrespectful, and demeaning too. I would feel a little scared if I was a reporter covering a sports events with a lot of drunk guys behaving like "lads" saying and doing shit they wouldn't normally do.(I'm not implying that all men who go to sports events get really drunk and act like idiots.) Women shouldn't have to put up with this type of misogynistic behavior;it's not acceptable. It has nothing to do with being overly sensitive or not having a good sense of humour- it's about respect.
As for the guy being fired, the reporter wasn't asking for that. When the video started going viral, people looked up the guy, found him on facebook and Linkedin, informed his employer, Hydro One (a government corporation), and demanded they take some sort of action. It was the pressure of public shaming that cost this guy his job. The company chose to fire him as they did not want to have their reputation sullied. I guess with the increased use of social media the lines of private and public life have become blurred. If the guy chooses to, he could take Hydro One to court for wrongful dismissal.
From Hydro One:
"Respect for all people is engrained in the Code of Conduct and in our Core Values and we are committed to a work environment where discrimination or harassment of any type is met with zero tolerance,” Roderick told the The Star.
As for the guy being fired, the reporter wasn't asking for that. When the video started going viral, people looked up the guy, found him on facebook and Linkedin, informed his employer, Hydro One (a government corporation), and demanded they take some sort of action. It was the pressure of public shaming that cost this guy his job. The company chose to fire him as they did not want to have their reputation sullied. I guess with the increased use of social media the lines of private and public life have become blurred. If the guy chooses to, he could take Hydro One to court for wrongful dismissal.
From Hydro One:
"Respect for all people is engrained in the Code of Conduct and in our Core Values and we are committed to a work environment where discrimination or harassment of any type is met with zero tolerance,” Roderick told the The Star.