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In reply to the discussion: National Tell a Girl She’s Beautiful Day is pure bullshit, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. [View all]Dash87
(3,220 posts)169. Yeah, women hate that!
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National Tell a Girl She’s Beautiful Day is pure bullshit, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. [View all]
Pryderi
Jul 2013
OP
If this kind of discussion makes you stop and consider whether you are in a situation where
Squinch
Jul 2013
#36
I'll still work towards a world without all the over sensitive hyper dramatic babies...
Pelican
Jul 2013
#92
PS: you said you are working toward that world. How are you working toward it?
Squinch
Jul 2013
#264
eggsactly- this is where his anger comes from, LOL. Imagining that others just do not give a fuck
bettyellen
Jul 2013
#294
I can see her point but I think she is a little overboard. There is only one person
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#3
Yes, but a perfect stranger minding her own business would rightfully think you were
Squinch
Jul 2013
#18
Oh, not that tough, Manny. If you know the woman and don't act like a leering horndog, a
Nay
Jul 2013
#14
It's simply a matter of treating everyone with equal respect, rather than maintaining a 'separate bu
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#19
Ha, you probably have no trouble knowing what is okay to say to men- depending if they are friends
bettyellen
Jul 2013
#298
If we had "National Tell a Girl She’s Smart Day", the author would be exactly as unhappy.
DetlefK
Jul 2013
#9
Nope. You're still going to come across as creepy. She's still going to know you're hitting on her.
Squinch
Jul 2013
#24
I think the suggestion is that you should tell a stranger she's beautiful. Which is a little creepy.
Squinch
Jul 2013
#22
If a strange man walks up to me on the subway and tells me I'm beautiful, I know from experience
Squinch
Jul 2013
#39
To hell with that. I'm going to tell a few random dudes that they're beautiful instead.
Orrex
Jul 2013
#38
Yes. And when you see what that gets you, it will kind of prove the OP's point.
Squinch
Jul 2013
#47
I'll observe National "I'll keep my more superficial opinions of other ppl to myself" day instead.
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#41
Wait, isn't this also "Be an Uptight, Touchy Motherfucker Week"? What are the odds! nt
Poll_Blind
Jul 2013
#42
How about a "tell a man he looks like he makes a good income" day? that would be the
raccoon
Jul 2013
#44
Only the very fringe of society thinks that complimenting someone's beauty is wrong.
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#45
Your implied rebuke doesn't take into account that a large segment of society is probably unaware
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#51
Yeah, well, I'll raise that and say: only the very fringe of society thinks that only the
Squinch
Jul 2013
#60
Right. This is all about the gals projecting. Because our culture never reduces women's
Squinch
Jul 2013
#82
you have no reasonable expectation of privacy when things are held out in public
galileoreloaded
Jul 2013
#279
I hear ya. Girls get shot for going to school in some countries.Here they worried about being told
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#106
Yeah. We should all just be thankful for the fact we don't have to wear burkas. And now
Squinch
Jul 2013
#268
I don't understand the urge to tell *total strangers* that they are physically attractive....
YoungDemCA
Jul 2013
#160
I tell my wife that she's beautiful all the time. I don't like to let the day go by
bayareamike
Jul 2013
#221
oh wow Squinch. you nailed it. I owe you a verbal cup of coffee, my friend!
bettyellen
Jul 2013
#295
I don't really see how shocking my monkey would help this trainwreck thread though...
opiate69
Jul 2013
#297
Is this supposed to be complimentary? What if a girl is not beautiful? Does this mean she is
appleannie1
Jul 2013
#303