From the link:
Where I come from, that's enough to get you punched in the face if the hubby or boyfriend realizes what's happening when it's happening.
As many observers have noted, what we're probably seeing here is the beginning of a societal change in what a man can and can't get away with, amending the social contract. Our president has said when you're a celebrity you can touch women anyway you want. "They let you do it." Senator Franken seems to have bought into that, at least occasionally. That may be changing.
But I've seen this kind of thing happen on every job I've ever had. There's always a couple guys who can't keep their hands off the women. There's a guy like this on my current job. He's a supervisor and there are several much younger women he always greets by hugging them and kissing them on the cheek. Judging by their expressions and body language they don't like it but it's difficult to deal with it, especially when it's someone in a superior position. If the woman does or says something that embarrasses the offender there are many ways they can quietly retaliate down the road.
All this reminds me of an incident on a previous job with a young QC tech I worked with, and a product development vice president. I was very friendly with both. The veep was about 70, the tech was 22. She was very cute. The veep used to come into our area, pull her to him, wrap his arms around her and hold her. Then he would coo, "How you doing honey, you okay? Tell Danny, they treating you right?" It was pretty gross.
The tech eventually complained to her boss, the QC director. He told Dan, "Come on she's 22-years-old. Keep your freaking hands off her." He said it with a smile but Dan got angry. He wanted to know, "Did she say something?" The QC director answered indirectly, "It makes her uncomfortable."
After that he left her alone and I don't recall him retaliating.
