Ignorance is not bliss

Sure, but that is different from the incident described by the OP. Instead of making up straw man arguments to flail against, try addressing the argument made by the OP.

Yes it is an ad hominem, similar to "you are being silly."

https://koit.com/baby-its-cold-outside-update/

“BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE” IS BACK ON BAY AREA RADIO

96.5 KOIT has returned the song Baby, It’s Cold Outside to its Christmas music playlist. After hearing from thousands of Bay Area listeners via polling, phone calls, emails and social media, KOIT has concluded that the vast majority consider the song to be a valuable part of their holiday tradition, and they still want to hear it on the radio.

After KOIT began its 100% Christmas music programming on November 16th, the station received complaints from some listeners regarding the song’s lyrics. On Monday, December 3, KOIT Program Director Brian Figula opted to place the song on hold while seeking further listener feedback. The decision to pause on the song received extensive coverage from local and national news organizations.

“KOIT’s listeners have spoken, and the overwhelming message is they do want to hear Baby, It’s Cold Outside on our station, as they have throughout the years,” said Figula. “More than seven out of every ten listeners who responded said although some lyrics of the song may reflect a different era and a different sensibility than today, still they love the tradition and history of the song, and want to hear it as part of their holiday season.”

“At KOIT, we always listen carefully when our listeners take time to comment. In this case, it was very obvious what they wanted us to do.”

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We've had this discussion before Max.

The tone and inflection of the "women's lingerie" was meant to shock and demean a female elevator passenger. You don't acknowledge that part, you only want to see your own perspective.

As again, with this post, a woman states her opinion, you try to derail and ridicule her perspective. Until men, specifically YOU, quit doing that, feminism will be front and center.

Not everything a man says to a woman at work is sexual harassment, but the behavior as described in the OP is of a sexual nature that has nothing to do with the job, and according to the description, is abusive.

I don't know the details of the employee's situation, but if the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive, it would be grounds for a complaint.

I doubt this is a one-off occurrence.

@maxdancona
Yes... issues of pay equality, and sexual harassment, and how to get women to enter fields like engineering are important I agree. However this nit-picking you refer to sounds like you're suggesting that we should all let the small things slide. Where do we start drawing lines on what's worthy or not worthy of discussion? Who decides what needs to be addressed and what doesn't? You? It sounds like you're attempting to make the rules for all of us, and that you decide what concerns of ours are legitimate by your standards. Surely you can see that putting yourself in that position is going to piss people off.

Your stance on this is that of one person. Telling others what should and should not be important to them is not your place. Express your opinion and let others do the same without telling them that their concerns are not important enough to talk about.

You don’t know the half of it. BillRM of today is very muted compared to what he used to post.

@maxdancona,
Not everything a man says to a woman at work is sexual harassment, but the behavior as described in the OP is of a sexual nature that has nothing to do with the job, and according to the description, is abusive.