• PerogiBoi
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    8 months ago

    I guess I’m trying to understand the reasoning for the taboo. Insecurity?

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Also rudeness. Playing “hot or not” with every person that crosses your path is considered in poor taste. It objectifies and commodifies them, reducing them to visual spectacles in a way that can quickly become mean-spirited and oafish.

      Also, depending on who your oogling, it can get creepy. Fixating on a particular age range or certain ethnic features (even unintentionally) is problematic for a whole host of reasons.