That'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

That'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.