Older women, women with weight changes or visible disabilities, or transfolk of Lemmy - how has the male gaze changed for you?
Older women, women with weight changes or visible disabilities, or transfolk of Lemmy - how has the male gaze changed for you?
Hello ladies (current and former) of Lemmy (current) - I'm curious how your experience of the male gaze has changed as you moved in and out of young-woman-hood.
How has your opinion of being seen changed through this process?
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Are you asking as a male or someone who’s transitioning out of young womanhood?
I'm a boring guy like from an insurance commercial, just curious what it's like on the other side and especially in the way that experience changes! The categories in the title were the first I thought of for people who may have passed through or into a peak of sexual desirability. It's probably fraught question, and I'm sure I'm phrasing it indelicately.
Are you wearing khakis?
Kakhi shorts and a polo, yes! May I interest you in saving on your insurance by bundling home and auto?
Sure. You just find a home in my price range, and a bank willing to loan money, and I'll do the home insurance with you.
How does that change people’s responses?
I guess maybe less effort put into advice vs just explaining what they experience?