Decentralize men’s opinions of you and your looks and decide what you think makes you personally valuable and decide what you like to wear and do. It definitely takes time but every time you find yourself changing yourself to appease others or attract men, try to redirect yourself.

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In individual situations, you can address it, but the whole point is that the male gaze exists on a societal level. Movies, TV shows, advertisements, paintings – almost all of it is made with the male gaze in mind. It's not something we can just "escape" by wearing a baggy sweatshirt or something, unfortunately.

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teleport away before they can gaze upon you

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The “male gaze” is like the bogey man, it can mean different things to different people. But at the end of the day just ask- is what I’m doing respectful to the woman, would I do the same thing to them if they were a man (and I was also straight and cis)? Consistency in treatment is what I usually strive for.

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Call them out on it , wtf u starin at 😂

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That’s so homophobic! 🤣 Kidding, I know what you meant lol

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