Right???? It blows my mind/is infuriating to hear all these exasperated men say things like “Oh what, am I just not supposed to talk to women now? I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

But what you’re describing isn’t sexual liberation. It’s simply an extension of our patriarchal society. Or at least it’s certainly a perversion of it.

they talk so much about “sexual freedom” in the NY times piece, saying how “a woman can, in the same day, lead a professional team and enjoy being the sexual object of a man, without being a ‘promiscuous woman,’ nor a vile accomplice of patriarchy.” BUT WHAT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE YOUR BOSS’S SEXUAL OBJECT? isn’t…

Dear old French women. Just shut your little French pie holes, okay?

Objectification of women in the US seems far stronger than in your example, Germany. And no, I’m not German (or French) myself.

Seriously, if this person is the love of your life and this HAS TO HAPPEN, then find a new job. No one is anti-love, anti-consensual sex, anti-Jim-and-Pam for god’s sake. But the power dynamic you described is the problem. And the conflicts that are going to arise if the affair goes on and he remains her superior...…

I’ll never understand why some men feel like they have a right or need to let you know they find you attractive. Like, leave me the fuck alone. I don’t care that you find me attractive. This isn’t a club or a singles bar.

Thank you. Here’s a toast to a bitter and lonely future ;)

See, she left out the “when the man is in a position of power or authority over the woman in question. Because that’s the issue here to me as much as just basic harassment that happens all the time: That it’s coming from a director, producer, casting agent, management, towards the actor, who has to wonder if they…

I’m old(er) and I’ve lived through some shit. Yes, we brushed it off for the most part, like my mom, because it wasn’t worth it.

“As women we do not recognise ourselves in this feminism, which beyond denouncing the abuse of power takes on a hatred of men and of sexuality,”

Also... you don’t need men to love sexuality! JUST SAYIN’, FRENCH LADIES.

Cultures that mock others for being “sexual puritans” tend to have high tolerance for sexual violence and objectification of women in my observation.

Not sure how they get hatred of sexuality out of women wanting to be able to own their own sexuality whilst not getting harassed or assaulted. For example, wearing clothing that makes you feel sexy/confident but that far too many think “asks for it.”

I’m French and this pisses me off massively. A lot of French men a pigs who don’t take no for an answer, not matter what age or social background they are. 100% of women in Paris have said they’ve been subjected to unwanted catcalling or sexual contact on public transport, and these old biddies are worried about the…

Yet so many women seem to always trip over themselves to come to the aid of horrible men.

I’m of French descent, with many French exes, an an estranged French husband, and can confidently say this is largely cultural. “Seduction” is the norm, and any cry against it should be silenced. I’ve been told multiple times that if I allow myself to become cold to these kinds of advances, I will end up bitter and…

Ah, yes, the seductive call of the wolf-whistler whispering his “hey baby, nice tits” at the ladies who walk by and the subway Casanova pinching the goods as one would a melon being considered for purchase. Ah, such is love, such is seduction!

In which France, having spent decades tut-tutting Americans for being sexual Puritans, experiences the cognitive dissonance that comes with being confronted by the fact that its culture of “seduction” almost always is accompanied by hefty doses of power imbalances.

That’s what sexually aggressive men needed: Women defending them.