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Would it work if they did? Not likely. The naysayers did try going down that road with Trudeau once upon a time, calling attention to his hair on numerous occasions, and nothing ever indicated that it bothered him.
The naysayers will always tailor their attacks to what they think will be more bothersome to the individual being attacked, not with a fixed set of statements used across every individual.
Seemingly it does work when the target is a woman. After all, we have a whole article here about how it does bother many.
“‘For a long time, we have created an environment where we let these kinds of things to happen, so bringing such hateful, sexist comments to light is exactly what we should be doing,’ said Blades.”
Stoicism and turning the other cheek hasn’t worked. So calling it out makes perfect sense.
Trudeau is a single example of a man facing a similar issue, so just come up with 5-10 more and you’ll be close to convincing me.
Blaming people for not brushing off comments like this is pretty gross. Why don’t we try holding people to a minimum standard of behaviour that includes not harassing others who are effectively strangers? You know, a new solution for an old problem that hasn’t previously been solved with the old solutions?
Obama's tan suit. Trump's hair, skin, weight. That's just off the top of my head.
I'm not defending the behaviour. I can't believe anyone is so stupid to think someone else's appearance is any of their business.