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It is certainly possible to meet women in a way that is unambiguously not creepy, and you could always aim for that if you have trouble with where the line is.

rimliu 9y ago
> in a way that is unambiguously not creepy Alas, no. When even simply looking (and I mean it, looking, not staring) can be classified as creepy you cannot be sure any more.
- Frondo 9y ago
  It's not, and that's a bullshit response. No woman is saying "a man glanced at me and I felt harassed". They're asking not to be groped, not to have kisses forced on them, not to be raped. This "simply looking" comment is fucking garbage, and you need to readjust your perspective and attitudes.
  - dang 9y ago
    Would you please stop breaking the HN guidelines like this? Someone else being wrong doesn't mean the rules don't apply to you. Your comment would be much better, more powerful and convincing with just the second and third sentences. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - Frondo 9y ago
      You got it, Dan. Thanks for the heads-up.
      - dang 9y ago
        Much appreciated!
        DonHopkins 9y ago
        Wait, your name is really "Dan"? I always assumed you were named after a Far Side cartoon... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6a/eb/88/6aeb88bb92708a942a2563adb0c27d0b.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6a/eb/88/6aeb88bb92708a942a2563adb... https://i.pinimg.com/736x/61/f9/bb/61f9bb66cc0e79f06246876ba2f4f512--christmas-humor-merry-christmas.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/61/f9/bb/61f9bb66cc0e79f06246876ba... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/88/59/42885918eb1332a5577d362388fa4ca4.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/88/59/42885918eb1332a5577d36238... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e4/d2/f3/e4d2f3b47c3de90e1a084d94ab24daa4.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e4/d2/f3/e4d2f3b47c3de90e1a084d94a... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/c5/fd/3bc5fd323e791b6879529e6a5ab12dac.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/c5/fd/3bc5fd323e791b6879529e6a5... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f8/74/40/f8744035e15d69eb8fd4c70dea17c2e0.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f8/74/40/f8744035e15d69eb8fd4c70de...
        dang 9y ago
        Yup: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7494093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7494093. Those are great comics. People should lament Snyder's retirement too, not just Watterson's.
        DonHopkins 9y ago
        The one I googled and googled and googled for but couldn't find, which was taped to my mom's refrigerator, was the disappointed bird standing in front of the open refrigerator, lamenting: "Dang, somebody ate the middle out of the daddy longlegs!" You're the guy to call when something goes wrong. ;)

rimliu 9y ago

> in a way that is unambiguously not creepy Alas, no. When even simply looking (and I mean it, looking, not staring) can be classified as creepy you cannot be sure any more.

Frondo 9y ago
It's not, and that's a bullshit response. No woman is saying "a man glanced at me and I felt harassed". They're asking not to be groped, not to have kisses forced on them, not to be raped. This "simply looking" comment is fucking garbage, and you need to readjust your perspective and attitudes.
- dang 9y ago
  Would you please stop breaking the HN guidelines like this? Someone else being wrong doesn't mean the rules don't apply to you. Your comment would be much better, more powerful and convincing with just the second and third sentences. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - Frondo 9y ago
    You got it, Dan. Thanks for the heads-up.
    - dang 9y ago
      Much appreciated!
      - DonHopkins 9y ago
        Wait, your name is really "Dan"? I always assumed you were named after a Far Side cartoon... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6a/eb/88/6aeb88bb92708a942a2563adb0c27d0b.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6a/eb/88/6aeb88bb92708a942a2563adb... https://i.pinimg.com/736x/61/f9/bb/61f9bb66cc0e79f06246876ba2f4f512--christmas-humor-merry-christmas.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/61/f9/bb/61f9bb66cc0e79f06246876ba... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/88/59/42885918eb1332a5577d362388fa4ca4.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/88/59/42885918eb1332a5577d36238... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e4/d2/f3/e4d2f3b47c3de90e1a084d94ab24daa4.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e4/d2/f3/e4d2f3b47c3de90e1a084d94a... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/c5/fd/3bc5fd323e791b6879529e6a5ab12dac.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/c5/fd/3bc5fd323e791b6879529e6a5... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f8/74/40/f8744035e15d69eb8fd4c70dea17c2e0.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f8/74/40/f8744035e15d69eb8fd4c70de...
        dang 9y ago
        Yup: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7494093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7494093. Those are great comics. People should lament Snyder's retirement too, not just Watterson's.
        DonHopkins 9y ago
        The one I googled and googled and googled for but couldn't find, which was taped to my mom's refrigerator, was the disappointed bird standing in front of the open refrigerator, lamenting: "Dang, somebody ate the middle out of the daddy longlegs!" You're the guy to call when something goes wrong. ;)