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ok, this is going to go over really well, but Im going to put my half a cent in as well. but not before admitting I have not read the offending (?) comments thread, so keep in mind that my response is out of context with the whole of it
while I think you should keep comments directed at specific people to a fairly subdued minimum (as opposed to verbally pouncing every person on the street with sonnets about their bits), I also cannot see anything wrong with admiring another persons form. telling someone you are not familiar with in that way that you admire their looks is rude not because noticing or even commenting is in some way devaluing the person, but rather because it is pretty damn assumptive.
in the past Ive mentioned this, and it always turns into a "penis in ear!" shitflinging episode. however, rather than going along with the self-loathing flow brought onto many people, particularly women, via media portrayals of 'perfect' people that, frankly, most of us will never be (nor, with what such an endeavor entails, would want to), and society, who seem to largely agree. Ive personally made an effort to really appreciate my body, the way it looks and feels. I resent the fact that such pleasure seems to be seen as a negation or disregard of any non-physical worth.
again, I think that there are times and places for everything. and that, in general, walking up to someone you are unfamiliar with and commenting on their parts is presumptuous. and I also think that placing serious value on appearance is a waste. however, theres a lot of beauty in the human form - dressed, bare, decorated, scarred, smooth, whichever you admire most. and expressing that admiration is in itself as harmful as commenting on any other lovely creature or object |
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