Habit becomes natural, nature is not used to

Andre 2022-03-20 09:02:13

A single mother with two children, the distress in life is conceivable. Josey, who just broke up with her violent husband and returned to her hometown and small town, is facing the process of rebuilding both psychologically and in life. However, it is a very real problem to have money before life. In this small town, miners are undoubtedly a well-paid job. As a miner's daughter Josey also joined the miners' team logically.
This is the world of men. The gentlemen who are bored in the dark mine every day see women, and their adrenaline naturally rises. Some people started to speak foul language, some people started to move. Most of the female workers chose to remain silent. However, someone wanted to be the first to eat crabs. When she stood up, she was only accompanied by others' ridicule and incomprehension.
Sexual harassment is difficult to define in clear words, thus creating certain difficulties for legislation. In fact, as the mildest form of sexual assault, sexual harassment can be said to be common in the workplace, and even considered a normal joke. And once this kind of awareness is formed, it is difficult to eradicate. The protagonist in the play has won, but there is still a long way to go to get the consensus of the whole society.

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  • Hank Aimes: [to Josey upon announcing her desire to work at the mine] You wanna be a lesbian, now?

    Karen Aimes: [innocently] *I* wanna be a lesbian.

  • Josey Aimes: You act like I'm stealing. I work damn hard every day, same as you.

    Hank Aimes: Oh, now you're the same as me.

    Josey Aimes: Oh no, there's a few differences. You don't go to work scared of what they write about you on the walls, or what kind of disgusting thing you might find in your locker. You don't gotta be scared that one of these days you'll come to work and get raped.