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jmc_bksI have no review or observation to share for SBD.
But I have a question: In what way has sexual harassment ever been romantic or sexy?
Just wondering.
Because I've been flipping through some old (from 1979-1986) category romances, and the boss-secretary/typist romance is a recurring set up. Except -here's the thing- when you hit on an employee? Not good. When you do so repeatedly, ignoring her refusals, showing up at her house? That's not sweet or romantic. That's stalking and harassment. And restraining orders and lawsuits often follow. Plus (and here's where my practical nature kicks in, sorry, I can't help it) if you lose an employee because you keep harassing her, you lose productivity while searching for and training her replacement.
Did women (and romance readers) think otherwise twenty years ago?
But I have a question: In what way has sexual harassment ever been romantic or sexy?
Just wondering.
Because I've been flipping through some old (from 1979-1986) category romances, and the boss-secretary/typist romance is a recurring set up. Except -here's the thing- when you hit on an employee? Not good. When you do so repeatedly, ignoring her refusals, showing up at her house? That's not sweet or romantic. That's stalking and harassment. And restraining orders and lawsuits often follow. Plus (and here's where my practical nature kicks in, sorry, I can't help it) if you lose an employee because you keep harassing her, you lose productivity while searching for and training her replacement.
Did women (and romance readers) think otherwise twenty years ago?
