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Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream by Mz on Sunday March 02, 2014 @04:59PM (#7330950)
Creepy is code for unattractive

I am really tired of hearing that. I do not think that is what women mean when they refer to someone as "creepy." Closer to "unattractive and won't give up in the face of no" perhaps.

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Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream by cube_yellow on Sunday March 02, 2014 @05:14PM (#7331003)
You can be creepy without even saying anything. E.g. "creepy guy standing in the corner".
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Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream by Mz on Sunday March 02, 2014 @05:37PM (#7331077)
That's true. I don't think that is evidence that "creepy" simply means "I wouldn't hit that." Body language and other things can indicate that a person behaves in a certain way, without anyone saying a word.
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