Tired of dating apps, Vancouver man launches social experiment to find companion

Re:Tired of dating apps, Vancouver man launches social exper... by fn-mote on Saturday September 18, 2021 @06:49PM (#28580054)

> Total stranger, gave her my number and asked her out [...]

I'm really, genuinely glad this worked out for you.

When feminists talk about the objectification of women, though, I think this is a prime example. (Admittedly there are no details.) The assumption that bothers me is that it is ok to approach a "pretty girl" about entering into a relationship.

Isn't this problem as old as the hills?

> Why can't I walk down a street free of suggestion?

> Is my body my only trait in the eyes of men?

> -- Suggestion, Fugazi, 1988

[1] https://genius.com/Fugazi-suggestion-lyrics

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Re:Tired of dating apps, Vancouver man launches social exper... by drooby on Saturday September 18, 2021 @07:06PM (#28580155)

A proposal to meet for coffee and get to know each other seems to be the opposite of objectification, no?

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Re:Tired of dating apps, Vancouver man launches social exper... by postsantum on Saturday September 18, 2021 @07:22PM (#28580260)

Here is a handy educational video to learn the difference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxuUkYiaUc8

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Re:Tired of dating apps, Vancouver man launches social exper... by leephillips on Saturday September 18, 2021 @07:15PM (#28580217)

Those are not feminists.

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Re:Tired of dating apps, Vancouver man launches social exper... by rubyist5eva on Sunday September 19, 2021 @08:59AM (#28583995)

Modern feminists are just wrong.

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