Name: Anonymous 2007-02-28 17:44 ID:VHhvQjbY
So I was talking with someone I know the other day, and during the conversation, I felt an itch in my crotch-area and gave it a good scratch. The person I was talking to told me that I should stop doing that because I might get hit with a sexual harassment suit.
I said this was stupid. If I am sitting in my private home, there is no reason why I shouldn't be able to scratch any part of my body (such as my crotch), whenever I want to, as long as doing so does not cause physical harm to another person. Likewise, if I am sitting in a private building owned by someone else (like a businessman, for example), and he says I can scratch my crotch while in his private establishment, and I want to scratch my crotch, I should be allowed to do so provided I am not causing physical harm to another person or their property.
To this, the person I was talking to said that other people in the building might find this activity of mine 'offensive.' To this, I have to say: "Who owns the building?" If it is ok with that person, and he will allow me to do it, and said activity is not harming others physically, I should be allowed to do it. It is entirely within my legitimate lawful rights to scratch my crotch in a private establishment as long as doing so doesn't harm another person, and provided it is permitted by the establishment owner. It is my body and I can do what I want with it.
I said this was stupid. If I am sitting in my private home, there is no reason why I shouldn't be able to scratch any part of my body (such as my crotch), whenever I want to, as long as doing so does not cause physical harm to another person. Likewise, if I am sitting in a private building owned by someone else (like a businessman, for example), and he says I can scratch my crotch while in his private establishment, and I want to scratch my crotch, I should be allowed to do so provided I am not causing physical harm to another person or their property.
To this, the person I was talking to said that other people in the building might find this activity of mine 'offensive.' To this, I have to say: "Who owns the building?" If it is ok with that person, and he will allow me to do it, and said activity is not harming others physically, I should be allowed to do it. It is entirely within my legitimate lawful rights to scratch my crotch in a private establishment as long as doing so doesn't harm another person, and provided it is permitted by the establishment owner. It is my body and I can do what I want with it.