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creep-shame en · VERB
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(transitive) To shame someone by characterizing them as a creep.
2014 Jessica Wakeman The Soapbox: Why “Creep Shaming” Is Total BS The Frisky
2010 shonmao, December 17 on TwoXChromosomes Reddit
The only time I feel comfortable dancing (club) is either by myself or with my lesbian friends. As an XY I have to deal with homophobia or creep-shaming.
2012 Tiffani So I Creep: Men Who Don't Like Being Called Creepy Coffee Rhetoric
Apparently the ability to“creep shame” is a special power men seem to think women have; used to ostracize them in the worst way
As one outraged Men’s Rights Redditor recently put it, in a comment with 30+ net upvotes: Creep shaming is probably one of the most insidious and anti-equality things you can do. The ability to label men as “creepy” is just one privilege that women enjoy, and a constant source of fear of ostracizing that all men must fear in our society.
2011, Showdown: #MenCallMeThings versus The Catalogue of Anti-Male Shaming Tactics, We Hunted The Mammoth:We also have a reason to have a conversation with our sons about how every woman or girl deserves to be treated as our sons would want their mother or sister treated. And how a man who gets sexual gratification by resorting to power, physical or otherwise, deserves to be creep-shamed.
2014 November 10, Don Macpherson, “Don Macpherson: Lessons from the Jian Ghomeshi affair”, in Montreal Gazette:2017 Perverting justice? Privacy ruling won't stop vigilantes 'addicted' to on-camera stings (Related Stories) CBC News
Fraser Valley Creep Catchers taking credit for the arrest, police say they only creep shame
When men complain about being "creep-shamed," or insist that the Tom Brady sketch accurately reflects reality, what they're really lamenting is a culture that is increasingly willing to honor women's right to be sexual -- and women's right to be safe.
2013 June 27, “It's Okay to Call a Guy Creepy”, in The Atlantic:2013 Jalon Caine The absurdity of creep shaming A Voice For Men
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