Desrtopa comments on LW Women- Female privilege - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Desrtopa 06 May 2013 01:44:36AM 14 points [-]

Regarding wolf-whistles and such, it seems like in an ideal world, we'd invent a new obvious signal, like a red bracelet or something, that explicitly showed that a woman enjoyed this sort attention.

If some women set themselves apart in this way with an unambiguous signal, I think they'd attract negative attention from people who disapprove of their attitudes.

It's possible they'd be at increased risk from sexually predatory men, but I think it's even more likely they'd be stigmatized by other women who take it upon themselves to enforce social norms.

Comment author: Fronken 13 September 2013 07:05:53PM *  0 points [-]

That's why only "in an ideal world", methinks.