I heard about women getting offended by a man asking them to smile and I thought, omfg... Really? Get over yourself if you think that. It's not like they said,"Shut up, smile, and look pretty for me."
Those people are SJWs. Nobody likes them, they complain about every little thing, and it’s stupid. When you get around the Internet block, you’ll learn that when they call things “sexist” or “racist” they’re typically crying wolf.
Men are also told to smile. Just as they also have Beauty standards and expectations in society.
It's an annoying thing to say to someone, especially if they are in a bad mood but to call it objectification is fucking stupid. I feel like its just a buzzword people attach to things to make them sound worse than they actually are.
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Nope, i don't think so. But i might tell girls in cute way i like to see that pretty smile of yours but i wouldn't say it in a mean way cause that wouldn't be right of me to do now if i am wrong i do apologize for my mistake.
I have been told by people, "smile more, it makes you look prettier," as if that's the only thing that matters. So yeah, I do think it's a form of objectification.
@TheLittleIKnow and you're misunderstanding me😊 I don't mean sexual either. I mean a girl having to be pretty all the time. "it'll make you look pretty" "wear makeup but make it natural or else it's too much" "girls have to shave their legs or else it's gross". These are all stemming from the same concept; women have to look pretty.
@ajijjj How on Earth is it not? Now I'm not saying smiling is objectification, point blank. In my scenario it is, but if someone is taking a picture, for example, and we're told to smile, that's not. It all depends on the scenario.
@RaWr_ImMa_DiNo you're going way too deep into it though. What's wrong with a girl looking pretty? Its only better for herself, because it means she cares about her appearance and tries to maintain herself. Same with a guy, wouldn't you want him to also maintain his appearance also a lot of the times?
@ajijjj honestly, a lot of the time I don't feel like caring. I don't feel like wearing makeup a lot of time. I don't feel like shaving my legs, it makes them itchy afterwards. And maybe I just don't feel like smiling. I want to smile when it's authentic, not just to make myself look pretty. And honestly, no. I would want a guy to wear what he wants wear, maintain himself how he wishes, and he could also not smile when he doesn't feel like it. It's not a girl thing, it's being a "being really to yourself" thing.
Ok so, what i meant was that if you live in the west, then at least you're able to look how you want without being judged as much as a lot of other countries.
No, it isn't objectfiying to tell someone to smile, but it is annoying and bothersome as hell. Whenever someone tells me to "smile more", I literally feel like telling them to go screw themselves...
i've also been told to smile more and it's something i never understood, because it's like... why should i smile for no reason? people are going to think i'm crazy lol
Anybody who says a smile is sexist is fucking retarded. Also, fighting objectifying women is dumb, considering women objectify themselves far more than any man ever will.
It can be a form of objectification, depending heavily on the context. A lot of things CAN be objectification in a certain context. This one sounds like it's objectification to me.
Does Anyone recall "smile bitch" ? I'm not sure whether to find that offensive or not. Naturally it's good to smile but not everyone who is happy smiles.
I feel like as a young woman telling other women to smile, it's literally because I think they look prettier/cuter when they smile, but I can see how some would take offense to that.
How about when all genders in the service industry are forced to smile to live? I think Brie Larson is right about not smiling for the role but the article is bullshit.
I think a superhero is usually more wooden, since they don't have time for funnybusiness. With the exception of a few comedic personalities, superheroes usually take their job seriously. But I don't think the criticism is objectification.
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It's my face, if I feel like smiling I will; if I don't, I won't.
I've had random strangers (grown up men) tell me to smile... It always felt creepy and weird.
I heard about women getting offended by a man asking them to smile and I thought, omfg... Really? Get over yourself if you think that. It's not like they said,"Shut up, smile, and look pretty for me."
Those people are SJWs. Nobody likes them, they complain about every little thing, and it’s stupid. When you get around the Internet block, you’ll learn that when they call things “sexist” or “racist” they’re typically crying wolf.
Men are also told to smile. Just as they also have Beauty standards and expectations in society.
It's an annoying thing to say to someone, especially if they are in a bad mood but to call it objectification is fucking stupid. I feel like its just a buzzword people attach to things to make them sound worse than they actually are.
Nope, i don't think so. But i might tell girls in cute way
i like to see that pretty smile of yours but i wouldn't say
it in a mean way cause that wouldn't be right of me to do
now if i am wrong i do apologize for my mistake.
I have been told by people, "smile more, it makes you look prettier," as if that's the only thing that matters. So yeah, I do think it's a form of objectification.
You're merely Miss understanding, I don't mean to make it the sexual thing, they just mean that it makes you seem more approachable
@TheLittleIKnow and you're misunderstanding me😊 I don't mean sexual either. I mean a girl having to be pretty all the time. "it'll make you look pretty" "wear makeup but make it natural or else it's too much" "girls have to shave their legs or else it's gross". These are all stemming from the same concept; women have to look pretty.
How on earth is that objectification?
@ajijjj How on Earth is it not? Now I'm not saying smiling is objectification, point blank. In my scenario it is, but if someone is taking a picture, for example, and we're told to smile, that's not. It all depends on the scenario.
@RaWr_ImMa_DiNo you're going way too deep into it though. What's wrong with a girl looking pretty? Its only better for herself, because it means she cares about her appearance and tries to maintain herself. Same with a guy, wouldn't you want him to also maintain his appearance also a lot of the times?
@ajijjj honestly, a lot of the time I don't feel like caring. I don't feel like wearing makeup a lot of time. I don't feel like shaving my legs, it makes them itchy afterwards. And maybe I just don't feel like smiling. I want to smile when it's authentic, not just to make myself look pretty. And honestly, no. I would want a guy to wear what he wants wear, maintain himself how he wishes, and he could also not smile when he doesn't feel like it. It's not a girl thing, it's being a "being really to yourself" thing.
I mean ya i guess it is up to you, but if you live in the west then you shouldn'treally have to worry about it. What country do you live in?
@ajijjj I live in U. S.
Ok so, what i meant was that if you live in the west, then at least you're able to look how you want without being judged as much as a lot of other countries.
@ajijjj not necessarily, but I see what you mean.
No, it isn't objectfiying to tell someone to smile, but it is annoying and bothersome as hell. Whenever someone tells me to "smile more", I literally feel like telling them to go screw themselves...
i've also been told to smile more and it's something i never understood, because it's like... why should i smile for no reason? people are going to think i'm crazy lol
Anybody who says a smile is sexist is fucking retarded. Also, fighting objectifying women is dumb, considering women objectify themselves far more than any man ever will.
It can be a form of objectification, depending heavily on the context. A lot of things CAN be objectification in a certain context. This one sounds like it's objectification to me.
Does Anyone recall "smile bitch" ? I'm not sure whether to find that offensive or not. Naturally it's good to smile but not everyone who is happy smiles.
It's not sexist, not offensive, not harassment and not a problem.
I'm always told to smile as well. If you're being objectified, then so am i.
Is telling guys to say more than just hello and to smile on their dating apps a form of objectification? 😛
I feel like as a young woman telling other women to smile, it's literally because I think they look prettier/cuter when they smile, but I can see how some would take offense to that.
How about when all genders in the service industry are forced to smile to live? I think Brie Larson is right about not smiling for the role but the article is bullshit.
its just weird and annoying. if other bigger groups of guys were telling u to smile, u would feel some type of way
I rarely smile , and the vast majority of women round my way have very stony / scowling faces. Nobody has any business demanding smiles from anyone
I think a superhero is usually more wooden, since they don't have time for funnybusiness. With the exception of a few comedic personalities, superheroes usually take their job seriously.
But I don't think the criticism is objectification.
There’s nothing wrong with smiling. Studies show that smiling actually makes you become more happy