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At some point people will only hire people of their own gender or different sexual orientation to avoid any problem down the line and it would be a loss for everybody.

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Is that really easier than just not sexually harassing people?

This Rubin story isn't about sexual harassment. Some woman dated him and then decided she was "coerced" (how?) into doing something she late regretted. Given the modern notion some women have developed that they can change their mind about whether an act was consensual at any time, even retroactively, it's not at all clear Rubin did anything wrong beyond adultery. After all have only this woman's word for it.

I sincerely hope you are not in any positions of power.

> Some woman dated him and then decided she was "coerced" (how?) into doing something she late regretted. Given the modern notion some women have developed that they can change their mind about whether an act was consensual at any time

jesus. With all due respect dude, this is incredibly retrogressive and I suggest you reevaluate your personal views on that.

Did you miss the part that covered the fact that she was consensually having an affair with him for years, and the trip where she decided it was time to break up is only when it became “pressure”?

I suggest you be less naive.

Hiring people of only one sex is illegal in the US. See the Hooters lawsuit, who had to settle for millions for only hiring women.

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