Is telling girls to smile a form of objectification? (Page 3)

Question

I recently came across  this article  about people harassing Brie Larson for her role in Captain Marvel. People were saying that she looks too "wooden" and should smile more. In response, Brie photoshopped smiles onto male superhero faces to demonstrate how stupid it looks for superheroes to smile.  Basically, the article claims that it's "sexist" to tell women to smile and even goes as far as to say it is a "very common form of harassment that objectifies women." So I'm wondering, do you agree or disagree that telling women to smile objectifies them and is offensive? What do you think?

WhereAmI · Answer

No, because guys will say it to other guys at work if they're always depressing.

Anonymous · Answer

heck yeah it is. In fact, I think it's a mild form of rape, or maybe sexual assault. Holy hell people are getting stupider and more stoopider by thugh dai.

Rred-Wolf · Answer

If it is, what about telling men to smile? Or is it just a one way street?

Massageman · Answer

"Depth" as in this is a deep pile of (I have to be P. C. here) excrement?

JSmuve · Answer

Telling a woman to smile is no more sexist then telling a guy to 'man up' or 'grow a pair'.

Iron_Man · Answer

No some girl just walking around with a resting bitch face and need to be told that

MariaTheGreek90 · Answer

If telling her smile is harassment. Then I should tell her to cry?

big_comma · Answer

It's just really condescending and asserting some kind of stupid patriarchal dominance.

Tohhhru · Answer

anyone with a nuetral not smiling face will be told to smile, why do girls always got to make everything a problem?

bladedshard · Answer

Depends but id say its being friendly most of the time. Of course you can't really say anything to women now without being somewhat cautious.

dman2796 · Answer

Girls ask me that all the time... I don't find it offensive.

SlowRoll · Answer

I think it is, expectation from people is young happy girl smiling, men also say it on the street as a more discrete form of harrassment from what other girls have told me.

SoccerKing88 · Answer

No, cuz people tell guys to look more serious and smile less it goes both ways I think people just expect certain things based on ur sex but they Roy just want what makes them comfortable

Anonymous · Answer

Omg I hate that sh*t! "You should smile."- Rando Senior "Eat shit 😒."- Me

PrincessPie · Answer

Nope, least i don't think so.

jay92393 · Answer

I personally mean it as a compliment if/when I do say it

Sixgun77 · Answer

People stop telling me to smile once they see me smile.

CT_CD · Answer

Yes, telling women to smile is just another form of objectification

Anonymous · Answer

I mean in a normal day scenario I don't see how that's objectifying

_Izzy_ · Answer

If someone yells at you to smile from he sidewalk, you’re bound to feel uncomfortable.

james_mark · Answer

People should fking leave other people expressing themselves freely

Nightflight95 · Answer

Telling people how to look like is mostly objectification. False smiling is a part of that.

Skullpool · Answer

I think you took it too far. Brie is right but taking that to a different context is not the same thing

melanieeeB · Answer

No it's just annoying

Noble354 · Answer

Sometimes it can just be a simple conversation starter

TacoFamine · Answer

I like how as of time of my comment. Zero women said yes xD

Anonymous · Answer

I dont think objectification has anything to do with smiling. A smile something that makes a human appear human, not object.

ajijjj · Answer

This feminist movement has really gotten out of hand...

Anonymous · Answer

I'll never understand why girls hate when guys tell them to smile. I'll NEVER understand women

TacosRAwesome · Answer

People don't constantly need to smile.

ChronicThinker · Answer

No, get the fuck over yourself lol.

Tomblebee · Answer

Photographers are objectifying af.

Anonymous · Answer

Bring in the same building with a woman is objectification. For she is god.

neurolove · Answer

We are all objects of affection.

TheHelleri · Answer

I think she took a big bite of low quality bait.

Celtero · Answer

Women have the stupidest fucking problems.

princessfromjupiter · Answer

I don’t think so. It’s just rude 🤷🏻‍♀️

Dargil · Answer

What's wrong with objectification?

Just_A_Guy2018 · Answer

And another reason to ignore women all together.

Leolobo · Answer

Smiling makes you a victim. Oh please….

brianq · Answer

Everybody is told to smile

Anon-ymous1 · Answer

No, it isn't that deep.

idk777 · Answer

It's all about context for me.

COCOCHANEL · Answer

no..

Browneye57 · Answer

As opposed to the resting bitch face... sure. :)

Anonymous · Answer

For crying out loud... no!

Waffles731 · Answer

I think its just more of a dick move

blondfrog · Answer

In 2018 everything is sexist.

AcidT0y · Answer

I don't know, not when I say it

Archaea · Answer

Where is the 'No its deeper than that' option?

GayHowellMeme · Answer

No, it isn’t that deep

Dark93 · Answer

The world is so stupid

MisterSir · Answer

yeah, saying anything to girls is objectification

Smegskull · Answer

No more than telling men to shower.

anastasiaMVP · Answer

it isn't that deep

ravi87 · Answer

It is not but female takes it that ways

Anonymous · Answer

only the sexist feminists think so

Jecky · Answer

Girls hurt me.

Iamagoodguy · Answer

No but it is rude

jacquesvol · Answer

It isn't that deep

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