noodle

You know, back to the OP, this thread really just makes me sad and irritated.
Just because a man may think about sex in regards to women, when he talks to one or makes a comment, it doesn't mean that he wants to act on it.
Fer fok's sake, I talk to men all the time and I'm noticing their bodies, or the timbre of their voice and I may have a frisson that gets me all hot and bothered.
Doesn't mean I'd act on that, either.
I approached my man over 7 years ago on a dating site.
It's worked out fairly well, for the most part.
The guys that messaged me, "nice pics," I just ignored.
And I have my own history of trauma.
You just ignore it.
If a guy gets a hard-on talking to you, so fucking what? 90% of them are not going to do a damn thing about it.
I'm embarrassed to think about how many men have witnessed my headlights on, completely not of my own violition.
If you constantly assume that every person that says, "hey, nice pics," or contacts you on a facebook page, in person, in a bar, at the grocery store, simply wants to fuck you, you very well may be missing out on relationships of numerous kinds. Just because someone gives you a complement that you may not like, doesn't mean they're objectifying you.
I've made some pretty great friends from guys that initially spoke to me because of the size of my boobs. I purposefully confront these stereotypes, because I think they're bullshit and their perpetuating unhealthly gender relationships. There will always be inappropriate people of either gender. Neither men nor women deserve to be marginalized. Stereotypes are perpetuated by ignorance, more often than not. There are no blanket statements to cover male behavior or female behavior.
Sometimes, it's not about YOU.

And... I'm out of this thread, the original post makes me want to disassociate myself from "women" as a label. Good Day.

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