@hawaii_jake – thank you for your response (the one to @math_nerd also, he/she apparently did not read the entire question).
I work for a small company who will sell to anyone who has the cash and I have no problem with that. I should have added that I was not alone on this call, I did not feel threatened, just sad and disgusted. There were 3 men along on this call and afterwards when we were discussing the call, 2 said basically “boys will be boys” the third felt it was completely inappropriate.
My main thought was this, I just happen to be taking a welding course, there are 14 in the class 9 female, 5 male. The instructor says women usually make better welders, more attention to detail, etc. I know, a generalization but his personal opinion and experience. Anyhow, eventually this welding shop is going to be faced with a female welder. I was thinking how is this woman going to feel if she works in this environment.
Perhaps it has to do with the way we are raised. My dad had an auto parts store (long before the days of chain parts stores). I grew up in it surrounded by guys who rewound armatures and repaired mechanical speedometers. There was not one pin up pic in any of the shops. My dad simply did not allow it, I presume out of deference to the women who worked there and the women who passed through.
I think way up there ^ @Mikewlf337 said it well, you enjoy looking at it, fine, just keep in private. Sometimes and in some ways, the good old days really were.