I Resent Being Objectified

I love it when people tell me I’m pretty; I hate only being defined as pretty

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When I’m walking down the street, a lot of men, usually in their late 60s it seems, will tell me how beautiful they think I am.

“Thank you,” I say.

I appreciate a compliment just as much as anyone else. However, what I don’t appreciate is when these elderly men take it upon themselves to…