Do you make yourself look uglier to avoid getting people's attention? I do. I used to have long hair and wear girlier clothes (skirts, pink shirts, shorts) and get random whistles from guys on the street. There were also guys who try to grab my attention but I ignored them so they got angry. Well, I'm tired of it all. For the past few years, I had my mom cut my hair short every month so that I look more like a tomboy than a girly girl. I also refuse to put on makeup. I used to go out with 1-2 visible pimples on my face, though I don't do that anymore because I would get weird stares. Now, I don't get catcalls, whistles, or anything of the sort.
*important note: I'm not saying that I'm pretty or attractive. I don't want to sound like I'm boasting in this thread. I think I am average. Where I live, men seem to have no problem whistling to all kinds of women, whether they're young, old, average, pretty, etc. My mom got flashed at once, and she's middle-aged. I just find catcalling, whistling, etc offensive.*
I think my brother feels the same way. He used to have longer hair and he looked handsome at times. I've seen people stare at him. But, I could tell that he didn't like all that attention, so now, he shaves his head bald very frequently. I think he went to the extreme because he also taped newspaper all over the mirror in his bathroom so now, no one can use that mirror. I also mentioned in my earlier post that he dislikes it when people stare at him.
*important note: I'm not saying that I'm pretty or attractive. I don't want to sound like I'm boasting in this thread. I think I am average. Where I live, men seem to have no problem whistling to all kinds of women, whether they're young, old, average, pretty, etc. My mom got flashed at once, and she's middle-aged. I just find catcalling, whistling, etc offensive.*
I think my brother feels the same way. He used to have longer hair and he looked handsome at times. I've seen people stare at him. But, I could tell that he didn't like all that attention, so now, he shaves his head bald very frequently. I think he went to the extreme because he also taped newspaper all over the mirror in his bathroom so now, no one can use that mirror. I also mentioned in my earlier post that he dislikes it when people stare at him.
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