Though the intention might not be to insult, this behavior is still deeply objectifying and dehumanizing. It insinuates that fat people aren’t beautiful or sexually attractive to others unless there is something beyond human about their bodies.
It turns the possibility of mutual desire and appreciation into fetish.
In her poem “Dead Men Can’t Catcall,” Samantha Peterson points out the harmful nuance of these supposedly metaphorical compliments and reclaims her body’s agency, humanity, and beauty."
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