Assume for a moment that you're right. Assume, even, that the original poster agrees with you.
Now, re-read the post. You'll see that the poster doesn't have a thin skin; they're just sharing something that happens all the time.
The blatant stuff is, perhaps, easier to deal with because you can let off steam and have a rant. It's the gradual drip drip drip of every day comments - comments that your colleagues don't get, and the only reason they don't get them is because they are male - that just wears you down.
UK Comedian Josie Long has a good talk about it here:
I don't get the idea that these are weak people, or oversensitive, or they have weak skins. I get the impression that they've just had enough.
(I hope you see that I've tried to engage your argument and not just attack you. Personally, I really dislike the idea of telling people that "jerks are out there and it'll take years to change them so sorry, deal with it.)
I don't think she has thin skin, or is weak, or oversensitive. And believe me, I know what it's like to have an above-average wearing of my patience daily from people. What has helped me is understanding the psychology of why people behave the way that rubs negatively, and framing it in that every time I deal with it. That's the change of perspective, that's growing a thicker skin.
At the same time, the realist side of me knows that people take a long time to change, and in the meantime, I'm going to be the one that has to deal with it.
Now, re-read the post. You'll see that the poster doesn't have a thin skin; they're just sharing something that happens all the time.
The blatant stuff is, perhaps, easier to deal with because you can let off steam and have a rant. It's the gradual drip drip drip of every day comments - comments that your colleagues don't get, and the only reason they don't get them is because they are male - that just wears you down.
UK Comedian Josie Long has a good talk about it here:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1oXIZVLthw)
I don't get the idea that these are weak people, or oversensitive, or they have weak skins. I get the impression that they've just had enough.
(I hope you see that I've tried to engage your argument and not just attack you. Personally, I really dislike the idea of telling people that "jerks are out there and it'll take years to change them so sorry, deal with it.)