Babe, that kind of online objectification is not on.
Yes, it is a very sexy picture of sentientfiction's legs. That doesn't mean that you or any other random blogger she doesn't know get to be intrusive, any more than her being an incredibly beautiful woman in real life (which, having met her, she is) would mean you get to cat-call at her and intimidate her in that way.
Sorry to be snappy at you, but I thought you should know. :)
Y'know, I apologised almost by instinct this morning, but it has been playing on my mind all day.
The term "drools" was perhaps unwise, as it could be misread by people who don't know that I often exaggerate things. However I refuse to apologise for the sentiment of my message as it was intended, and reject the accusations that it (explicit) objectified, and (implicit) harmed her.
It was clearly a compliment on an aspect of her physical beauty. But that in no way expresses an opinion, good or bad, about her "worth" as a person, or implies that it is purely derived from her physical beauty. It was also not an attempt to flirt or seduce her, as to the best of my knowledge I have never met her; and I totally fail to see how you could read any intimidation into it at all.
The comment should be taken as it was intended, a light hearted random compliment from a friend of a friend. I for one refuse to accept the kind of politically correct feminist bullshit mindset that says it is wrong to pay a stranger a compliment, online or off.
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Yes, it is a very sexy picture of sentientfiction's legs. That doesn't mean that you or any other random blogger she doesn't know get to be intrusive, any more than her being an incredibly beautiful woman in real life (which, having met her, she is) would mean you get to cat-call at her and intimidate her in that way.
Sorry to be snappy at you, but I thought you should know. :)
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The term "drools" was perhaps unwise, as it could be misread by people who don't know that I often exaggerate things. However I refuse to apologise for the sentiment of my message as it was intended, and reject the accusations that it (explicit) objectified, and (implicit) harmed her.
It was clearly a compliment on an aspect of her physical beauty. But that in no way expresses an opinion, good or bad, about her "worth" as a person, or implies that it is purely derived from her physical beauty. It was also not an attempt to flirt or seduce her, as to the best of my knowledge I have never met her; and I totally fail to see how you could read any intimidation into it at all.
The comment should be taken as it was intended, a light hearted random compliment from a friend of a friend. I for one refuse to accept the kind of politically correct feminist bullshit mindset that says it is wrong to pay a stranger a compliment, online or off.
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