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(transitive) To shame someone by characterizing them as a creep..
2010 shonmao, December 17 on TwoXChromosomes Reddit The only time I feel comfortable dancing (club) is either by myself or with my lesbian friends. As an XY I have to deal with homophobia or creep-shaming.
2012 Tiffani So I Creep: Men Who Don't Like Being Called Creepy Coffee Rhetoric Apparently the ability to“creep shame” is a special power men seem to think women have; used to ostracize them in the worst way
2013 Jalon Caine The absurdity of creep shaming A Voice For Men
2014 Jessica Wakeman The Soapbox: Why “Creep Shaming” Is Total BS The Frisky
2017 Perverting justice? Privacy ruling won't stop vigilantes 'addicted' to on-camera stings (Related Stories) CBC News Fraser Valley Creep Catchers taking credit for the arrest, police say they only creep shame
As one outraged Men’s Rights Redditor recently put it, in a comment with 30+ net upvotes: Creep shaming is probably one of the most insidious and anti-equality things you can do. The ability to label men as “creepy” is just one privilege that women enjoy, and a constant source of fear of ostracizing that all men must fear in our society.
When men complain about being "creep-shamed," or insist that the Tom Brady sketch accurately reflects reality, what they're really lamenting is a culture that is increasingly willing to honor women's right to be sexual -- and women's right to be safe.
We also have a reason to have a conversation with our sons about how every woman or girl deserves to be treated as our sons would want their mother or sister treated. And how a man who gets sexual gratification by resorting to power, physical or otherwise, deserves to be creep-shamed.
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Creep-shame means (transitive) To shame someone by characterizing them as a creep..
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2010 shonmao, December 17 on TwoXChromosomes Reddit The only time I feel comfortable dancing (club) is either by myself or with my lesbian friends. As an XY I have to deal with homophobia or creep-shaming.
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