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> Yes, this is something all men should be aware of. Don't act creepy to little kids. I was the same way, until I had a kid of my own. Teaching your children t
by mst 10y ago
> Yes, this is something all men should be aware of. Don't act creepy to little kids. I was the same way, until I had a kid of my own.
Teaching your children that a friendly smile is creepy is a great way to reinforce the statistically irrational stranger danger and bring them up with the idea of men-as-beasts and women-as-prey that reinforces patriarchal societal structures.
Please consider reading up on enough basic feminism to realise just how much of a disservice that would be to your children.
- balls187 10y agoDo you think the parents who marched their kids away from the parent commenter was doing it because of a friendly smile?
- mst 10y agoThat's what the parent commenter said, and I've seen it happen. It should be possible for an adult male to smile at a female child without being assumed to be a would-be child molestor. It should also be possible for an adult non-white male to smile at an adult woman without being assumed to be a would-be rapist. Sadly, neither of those things are anything like guaranteed at the moment; maybe in a generation or two we'll be less fucking stupid about it.