Originally posted by: lighthouse
Flirtatious and indecent is not the same thing btw...and is highly relative and subjective to an individual.. But to answer your question, let's say the character of SRK in DDLJ as Raj who is open flirt and mischievious but a nice guy nevertheless and some other "decent" guy as in Kekta serial who is has ulterior motive.. In hindsight one would choose to deal with known then unknown and isn't it upto the interested girl to decide how far she should go with each character knowing their behaviour.. I suppose one would choose to trust the so called decent guy more then the flirtatious guy and more often then not the girls become victims when they trust "decent" guys who might have ulterior motives...This is usually the case onthe internet..
Flirtatious and indecent are not same, similarly the debate was never about simple flirtations. When the allegations are brought, it's termed sexual harassment, which in no way means harmless flirting. If some girl complains because of flirting then such complains are immediately trashed, of course before that the guy is subjected to scrutiny. If many girls bring the same complaint and it's found that it was really indecent behaviour on the guys part then there's nothing wrong to take action against him. If the situation is such that only one girl is complaining and the rest are vouching for that guy's decency, only then we can say that the particular girl is wrong.
And if you too are talking only about internet and virtual life then the equation changes drastically. Afterall, s/he's judged based on what s/he writes, there's nothing else that can be done and it's not worth the time and effort. Btw, everyone knows the rules for any forum that they join, when they violate those rules repeatedly, it's they who're to be blamed if other users suspect their character or motive. And those who act decent on the internet doesn't always mean they're putting on an act, afterall someone who has some ulterior motive will come out of his act some time or the other, even if subtly to test the waters.