profeminist:“The point is, if you are a guy defending your right to verbally harass women, it

profeminist:“The point is, if you are a guy defending your right to verbally harass women, it might be a good idea to explore why you feel the need to share every single thought or musing you have about a woman’s appearance. What makes you so entitled you believe you have the right to share that information out loud, in public, with her and everyone else around? Constantly receiving comments about our bodies doesn’t just make us feel scrutinized, it makes us feel objectified. Internalizing that male gaze doesn’t “boost women’s confidence,” as Santagati suggested. Research actually shows it “increases body shame, disrupts attention and negatively predicts well-being.”What makes you think that we want your validation anyway? What makes you think that we actually give a fig about what you think of our bodies? Has it ever occurred to you that we already know we are beautiful, or that we don’t actually care? Many men have never thought about that. It’s too scary. For many men, there’s still nothing more threatening than a woman who doesn’t require male validation.“From What Men Should Ask Themselves Instead of Wondering Why Women Don’t Like CatcallingMore posts on catcalling  -- source link

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