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Originally Posted by scorpiosis37
No, you are not correct. I could care less about the age difference. I have no problem with that. I have a problem with your mysogeny and lack of understanding about what feminism is actually about. You throw out rude and disrespectful stereotypes about things you know nothing about. Like I said, feminism is about gender equality. All of the stereotypes and negativity you are projecting are your own prejudices about feminism/women. You also continue to assert that if a woman does not want to be approached by men in public then she is rude or not giving you a chance or shallow. It's a daily chore and inconvenience to be approached by men just about everywhere we go, multiple times a day. Sometimes, we just want to work out, or buy toothpaste, or pick up our laundry. Either we have to be friendly when we don't want to and get delayed by stopping to chat, or we get called rude or shallow or unfriendly because we don't want to. It's a lose-lose situation. Men just don't understand this because it doesn't happen to them in the same way. There's this idea that women are supposed to make themselves available to men who want to get to know them-- but, sometimes, we just don't want to get to know anyone. It's not personal, we just don't have the time, energy, or desire to get to know new people every day-- male or female. Not wanting that isn't being a "b----" or a "princess"-- it's having boundaries and having the confidence to listen to and stand up for oneself.
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Ok, I certainly agree that women should not be expected to make themselves available to any man who wants to get to know them. I actually don't approach women because I tend to be afraid that maybe they don't want to be approached. But what I am saying is that it should be more acceptable for men to show interest in women they are attracted to. Basically the way things are now is that it is considered weird and creepy for men to approach women they don't know. Because of this, it is nearly impossible to meet women unless you are fortunate enough to be in school or involved in some other activity where you meet women. Maybe that's ok for you and others who already got to date around and perhaps have a bf, but again, I have never dated anyone yet. I would like to have opportunities to meet a variety of women and that is simply not going to happen if I limit myself to the socially acceptable venues.