How ridiculous - it really expresses a sense of ownership over womanhood. - Aza Y. Alam

…smile. I’ve read more than one story about this experience, and how women perceive it as harassment. If a woman is alone on public transit and reading a book, it’s intrusive if a man interrupts her and asks her to smile. Likewise, if she’s passing by on the street. It’s not a case of him feeling happy to be alive and w…
The Irony of Asking Women to Smile
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Aza Y. Alam
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May 29, 2023
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How ridiculous - it really expresses a sense of ownership over womanhood.
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Written by Aza Y. Alam2.1K Followers
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Exploring the entanglements of gender, race and class during this era of the Eurokleptocene. Let’s do better, one story, one learning, one comment at a time.
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