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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recall a distinct sadness and disorientation when I became sexualized in the eyes of society.  My appearance became my identity, and it was truly dehumanizing.  I felt a real loss.  I was probably 13/14 when I recognized this happening.

I imagine this experience is pretty universal for teenage girls.  It’s depressing.[/quote]
IMO, it doesn't help that some of these girls wear such skimpy clothing.  I know I know.. why punish girls for what they wear.  That's not point.   My point is that unfortunately, our society (men in particular) do sexualize girls and unfortunately, what the girls wear is more likely to draw that type of attention.  It sucks, but that is the reality.  We can teach our boys to not do that till we turn blue in the face, but we cannot teach other parents to teach their boys this.  Social media makes it worse. Some girls do it to themselves by putting up sexualized images of themselves, and then you see people post negative things about them.

Stay off social media.  [/quote]

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