“I learned early how to smile and nod even when the situation was unpleasant for me. I didn’t know any alternative. I hadn’t been taught I could end an interaction if I didn’t like it; that it was okay to be impolite to people who were making me uncomfortable.”
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Stop Telling Women to Smile: Stories of Street Harassment and How We're Taking Back Our Power
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