self-esteem

Takin’ it to the Streets: She Ain't Me (The Problem of Self-Esteem)

Social Commentary post by Mandy Van Deven on June 21, 2011 - 10:30am; tagged beauty, objectification, self-esteem, street harassment.

This photo shows a young man and a young woman woman talking to each other on the street. Both appear to be enjoying the interaction.The disdain in many comments on street harassment is palpable and the message they hold is clear: if you're a girl or woman who likes receiving overt sexual attention from men and boys in public, it's because you lack the self-respect necessary to throw off the confines of external validation regarding female sexuality and beauty.

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