Blogger Felicia Czochanski says she's judged for her looks
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You've probably seen the media storm around 27-year-old barrister Charlotte Proudman...
She's the one who tweeted her disbelief when a senior partner at a law firm made comments on her LinkedIn picture.
She said she wasn't happy about being "objectified" on professional networking site LinkedIn.
Now a blog called People Judge Me Because I'm Pretty is adding to the debate about whether compliments can be sexist.
"Just because I'm pretty."
Twenty-year-old Felicia Czochanski started her blog by writing: "I'm a girly girl. I'm 5-foot-5 with blonde hair, big hazel eyes, 34DDs, and toned calves."
She says likes to wear heels and a dress or a skirt, but people judge her on her looks, because, she says, she's "pretty."
Now she's getting judged all over again.
There's been a huge backlash online.
The Mystery Man quipped that he suffers because he's so pretty too. , external
A lot of people think Felicia, a Fordham university student living in New York, is showing off, but she says: "I'm not bragging that people comment on my appearance."
She says the comments don't make her feel "beautiful or sexy." Instead they make her doubt herself. She feels people are staring because there's something wrong with her.
"But it's typically just because I'm 'pretty,' and sometimes, it seems like that's all society will perceive me to be."
She says she's the object of catcalls, whistles and suggestive remarks, but that she wants to be appreciated for more than just her looks and respected for who she is as a person.
"Imagine how it feels to have heads turn and all eyes on you when you are simply trying to get where you need to be."
As you can see, the response was less than sympathetic.
Derek said "Felicia Czochanski thinks she's pretty. Internet begs to differ.", external
And Kaitlyn suggested: "Sometimes, only tell your friends about your problems.", external
Other comments online include: "Felicia Czochanski needs to shut up about her 'oppression' no, you are not being oppressed sit back now."
And: "As a fellow Fordham student, I am thoroughly embarrassed to breathe your air, Felicia Czochanski."
Some of the posts we can't repeat here, but it's fair to say Felicia isn't exactly getting the respect she talks about in the article: "I demand to be respected, both my body and my mind, because believe it or not, there's more to me than just my looks."
"People ignore my accomplishments."
Felicia says she's tried to deal with attention in he past by wearing baggy tops or by talking about her achievements, so that people would realise there was more to her than the way she looked.
"People seemed to forget or simply ignore my accomplishments. They disregarded the fact that I'm an athlete, I'm intelligent, and I'm incredibly ambitious."
Some people have come out in support. Eva Glasrud took to Twitter to counter: "Felicia Czochanski had the NERVE to say she's pretty & the internet trolls are enraged!"
Others pointed out that she was being judged all over again., external
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