Thursday, June 28, 2007

Men Still Being Demonized

Line is thin between leering, appreciating
Looking and being seen are big parts of our culture, experts say
June 28, 2007

Living Reporter

With her toned body, long bronzed legs fringed by short shorts and platinum blonde hair, Monica Cerbu is an eye-catcher.

Walking her fox terrier in a downtown park on a warm morning, the fitness trainer, 36, catches the eye of Rob Pansino, wearing a hard hat as he makes his way to the adjacent Hydro One construction site.

Pansino, 27, predictably, takes a good, long look at Cerbu, walks on, then turns for a last look.

Girl-watching summer '07 – harmless, pleasurable, hot weather rite? Or wrong – objectifying, sexualizing and degrading?

"It's complicated," says Judith Szamosi, 27, a Toronto office worker. She started Hollaback Canada (hollabackcanada.blogspot.com), a site that invites women to post images or descriptions of men who have made them feel uncomfortable in public places.

Discreet glances are fine but anything more might be regarded as harassment, Szamosi says.

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