Katie* is one of three female paramedics who have shared their experiences of being “hounded” for sexual favours in return for passing training, getting a promotion or simply keeping their jobs.
Although these remarks were often dismissed as “jokes” or “banter”, Katie says, occasionally it shifted into a “monumental” abuse of power.
“Handjobs. Blowjobs. They were obsessed with blowjobs,” she says.
Once I made a mistake with a patient, and a colleague tried to blackmail me into having sex with him. It was horrendous. When I told him no, he said, “watch your back, because I could rape you”.
I don’t know how you change this culture. When posters saying “We Do Not Tolerate Sexual Harassment” were put on the doors in the ladies toilets, a man crossed out the “Not” and drew a penis next to a woman’s mouth.
You’re not coming across as someone who cares about women. You’re coming across as someone who loves guns so much you’re willing to use rape victims as a prop.
Guns don’t make women safer from rapists. If you disagree, you better come with receipts proving otherwise, because you’re the one making the claim.
I don’t give a fuck what you think about this 2 year old comment. What are you even doing?
But for the record, I was absolutely correct in what I said.