By @florencegivenart · there is a huge difference between a compliment and language that harasses & objectifies someone. Anti-feminists like to act like this line is soOooOo confusing when it's not. There is a clear difference between your partner saying"hey beautiful" and you walking down the street trying to live your life and getting "hey beautiful" shouted - creepily murmured at you by a stranger. The difference between a compliment and harassment has to do with a lot of things, including: Consent, Space, Tone, Relationship, Environment, Context, etc. If you want to pay someone a compliment but arent sure if it's appropriate... Then it's probably best to not say it, because it's better to withhold one comment than make someone feel violated-uncomfortable. The feeling of living your life and getting objectified by random people is very uncomfortable and hard to put into words...But some that come to mind are invasive, feeling like you're just a walking sex object-not an actual human, feeling humiliated & devalued, feeling small & defenseless. ALSO for the derailers: "it doesn't make ME uncomfortable though" ok that is great but it makes other people uncomfortable. "Shouldn't you focus on other issues than cat calling" lucky enough my brain can think about more than one issue at a time and talking about catcalling doesn't mean I am any less committed to ending rape, acid attacks, FGM, etc. (Also as many of you know, these issues are all connected anyway). "women can't take compliments anymore" if that is your takeaway plz reread this post 🙂🙂🙂🙂 "you're restricting my free speech!!!" if you're upset because I'm telling you not to harass people then you probably should reevaluate your priorities in life. 🕊: FOR
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By @florencegivenart · there is a huge difference between a compliment and language that harasses & objectifies someone. Anti-feminists like to act like this line is soOooOo confusing when it's not. There is a clear difference between your partner saying"hey beautiful" and you walking down the street trying to live your life and getting "hey beautiful" shouted - creepily murmured at you by a stranger. The difference between a compliment and harassment has to do with a lot of things, including: Consent, Space, Tone, Relationship, Environment, Context, etc. If you want to pay someone a compliment but arent sure if it's appropriate... Then it's probably best to not say it, because it's better to withhold one comment than make someone feel violated-uncomfortable. The feeling of living your life and getting objectified by random people is very uncomfortable and hard to put into words...But some that come to mind are invasive, feeling like you're just a walking sex object-not an actual human, feeling humiliated & devalued, feeling small & defenseless. ALSO for the derailers: "it doesn't make ME uncomfortable though" ok that is great but it makes other people uncomfortable. "Shouldn't you focus on other issues than cat calling" lucky enough my brain can think about more than one issue at a time and talking about catcalling doesn't mean I am any less committed to ending rape, acid attacks, FGM, etc. (Also as many of you know, these issues are all connected anyway). "women can't take compliments anymore" if that is your takeaway plz reread this post 🙂🙂🙂🙂 "you're restricting my free speech!!!" if you're upset because I'm telling you not to harass people then you probably should reevaluate your priorities in life. 🕊