Saturday, September 26, 2009

Sexism on Facebook, Pt. 2

UPDATE: When a girl gets dogpiled enough by morons, she eventually gets tired of trying to engage with them. Which is why I am so incredibly lucky to have the amazing boyfriend that I do, who gets equally as outraged by idiots and their misogyny, and *gasp* actually backs me up!

This is why I love him. He's one in a million.

[Girl in Purple] does not appreciate catcalls or hollers. She is not here for your aesthetic viewing pleasure.
Yesterday at 5:34pm · Comment · Like /Unlike

[Boyfriend]
so [Male Friend 3], she has to change herself (as in your first comment, her weight) so she doesn't get these unwanted objectivications and intrusions into her own life, and also by that first comment you insult all girls who aren't skinny, that they aren't even worth looking at period.
and to all you guys above, cat calls are not compliments. when a guy cat calls, he feels entitled to remark on a woman's body and appearance, the same as a person remarking on a statue in a park. it takes away the woman's free will, individuality, and in total her personhood. so, cat calls are more threats than compliments. no person is ever entitled to another person, and hollering at a girl walking along the street verbally intruding on her life and evaluating her appearance without her consent, that is unwelcome, and ends up being harassment. so yeah, don't assume your entitlement to women's bodies, either verbally or physically.
Today at 4:45pm · Delete

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