BecomingJulie
Bluelight Crew
As a counter to this awful thread, I thought that, in the name of sisterly solidarity, I would start a thread for sharing your experiences of unwanted sexual attention from sleazy little men -- or, seeing as this is the 21st century and men don't actually have a monopoly on obnoxious behaviour, possibly even your experiences of unwanted sexual attention from women -- and how you dealt with it.
I find it especially problematic, since if some man is wolf-whistling me or calling me "darling" then he clearly is at least accepting me as a woman -- although he is still going beyond the bounds of what constitutes Any of His Bloody Business by drawing attention to what he thinks of me. I certainly would rather be called "darling" than "sir", even although I know I shouldn't have to put up with it.
I suppose, coming back to the old amplifier fetish, it's as though I'm adjusting the volume for a certain level of power hum and static in the background with no music playing ..... taking for granted that there is inevitably going to be unwanted noise alongside the wanted signal, and just lying down and putting up with it like an obedient little wifey
Anyway, sisters, feel free to share your reports of any sexist douchebags you have encountered ..... and especially any you have brought crashing down!
I find it especially problematic, since if some man is wolf-whistling me or calling me "darling" then he clearly is at least accepting me as a woman -- although he is still going beyond the bounds of what constitutes Any of His Bloody Business by drawing attention to what he thinks of me. I certainly would rather be called "darling" than "sir", even although I know I shouldn't have to put up with it.
I suppose, coming back to the old amplifier fetish, it's as though I'm adjusting the volume for a certain level of power hum and static in the background with no music playing ..... taking for granted that there is inevitably going to be unwanted noise alongside the wanted signal, and just lying down and putting up with it like an obedient little wifey

Anyway, sisters, feel free to share your reports of any sexist douchebags you have encountered ..... and especially any you have brought crashing down!

I mean, for me a "tart" is someone who is very deliberately and provocatively trying to draw sexual attention to themselves, but I would never openly insult anyone for acting like that even if i did privately think it. There are far worse sins than that, i guess some of those women and men that do that are just a little insecure about something or other.