And its even worse when they do it poorly, for example, by yelling.
Todays story is exactly about that.
A womans guest yelled at her pre-teen nieces to cover up, so they wouldnt tempt men.
To put it briefly that was not the right thing to say or way to bring it up.
There were also 6 of the hostess nieces and 1 nephew over.
The ages of the kids she was watching ranged from 9 months to 12 years.
The men she was referring to were two boys and the father of the friends twins.
The OP firmly responded that she shouldnt yell at her nieces and their clothing is fine.
She added that the woman should leave her house because no one should make her nieces feel unsafe there.
The woman called her sister and left the gathering.
After that, the OP had to sit all her nieces down and explain the situation.
Even if she had any good intentions, she still took part in a very big societal problem.
Were talking about thesexualization of young girls.
The sexualization of young girls takes place if anyone implies that a girls value comes from her sexualized appearance.
And quite often it might even be done by friends, family members, or acquaintances.
And they might do it without even realizing it.
Girls experiencing sexualization or objectification can heavily mess up their mental health.
And so, circling back to the story with this information, the woman certainly crossed a line.
Yelling at pre-teen girls to cover up might actually harm her girls mental well-being.
Especially, when, as the OP updated, they werent even aware why men would objectify them beforehand.
And apparently, Reddit commentators had the same opinion.
They were disgusted with the way the guest handled the situation.
Some even said that the OP was too gentle for the overbearing woman.
