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Describing someone as 'hot' or generally commenting on their appearance when it isn't relevant is a form of objectification. A woman (or man) is at an event to
by Scalestein 8y ago
Describing someone as 'hot' or generally commenting on their appearance when it isn't relevant is a form of objectification. A woman (or man) is at an event to discuss ideas or their company and the first thing someone says to them is about their physical appearance. This is very discouraging to people who have it happen to them very frequently.
Assuming you are a man, imagine being at an event and someone coming up and saying something like, "Woah get a load of Fabio over here". Being compared to Fabio might be a compliment in an objective physical sense, but I'm sure that isn't what you want to talk about when you are trying to get funding or make connections.
- Chris_Chambers 8y ago>Describing someone as 'hot' or generally commenting on their appearance when it isn't relevant is a form of objectification. No, it isn’t. It’s a form of flirting. >This is very discouraging to people who have it happen to them very frequently. No, it isn’t. The opposite is true. The more often something happens to you, the better you get at dealing with it, and before long you’re an expert at pulling the punch and twisting the scenario in your favor.
- XCabbage 8y agoI'm not sure what any of this has to do with my comment that you're replying to. Nothing in it defends commenting on people's appearance or implies that I disagree with anything you've said here.