Flattering photos

Re: “Regrettable hostess pics,” (Opinion, May 4).

The posting of pics by Chaicharn Thavaravej, then-president of Silpakorn University, on his personal Facebook page is not in any way an act of sexual harassment or a violation of individual privacy.

The act of posting someone’s photo on your social media because you find them attractive is not harassing, it is a reflection of human nature. How many males have a pic of Lisa from Blackpink because they are attracted to her and want to share this feeling? How many adverts use attractive models to promote their product?

Is this sexual harassment towards the potential consumer?

The job of a female stewardess is, in and of itself, a form of sexual harassment since only people of specific standards of appearance are allowed to fill this job position. Rarely do we see homely, overweight or older flight attendants. To put it bluntly, people deemed “unattractive” need not apply!

There was no violation of privacy since there is no privacy in public spaces in the Digital Age.

At the airport, everyone is surveilled constantly by security cameras and many tourists are frequently taking pics of their adventures along with selfies.

If he approached the attendant and made overt sexual suggestions or touched her inappropriately, that would be harassment — but he did not. If he followed her home and peeked in her window and took pics, that would be an invasion of privacy. Again, he did not do this.

The salacious narrative about this event is inappropriate and unwarranted. It is having the effect of hampering education at the university because now time and energy has to be spent on this instead of focusing on educating the students.

I am all for protecting women from any harassment, having five daughters myself. I would not feel the need to console my daughters if this happened to them, nor would I be inclined to harass Mr Chaicharn over his behaviour.

DARIUS HOBER