I told someone that when men - especially strangers - tell me I am beautiful, it is a turn off. She was shocked.

First, I had absolutely nothing to do with how my facial components turned out. It is why I respond with, & #39;it is genetics& #39;.

Secondly, men have used it to abuse me.
And yes, I am talking sexual abuse.

The & #39;uncles& #39; who put their hands in my vagina when I was a child would do so whilst saying how beautiful I was.

The men in the market who grabbed my breast and butt would say, & #39;see as you fine& #39;, and proceed to touch my body.
The man who made it impossible to run when it is dark said & #39;fine girl& #39; just before he grab my left breast, squeezed and ran away laughing.

So no. Telling me I am beautiful is not the compliment you think it is. I only accept it when I have built a trust for the man in question.
With women, I know the compliment is usually good natured. And it is followed by mutual gassing of each other. Even with them, I am uncomfortable with the compliment... again, because I had absolutely nothing to do with my facial composition and how they look together.
And lastly, I hate that people treat others differently based on the conventional ideas of beauty.

We are all beautiful; that is my honest belief. And we should be treated well as the humans that we are, not because we are & #39;fine& #39; or & #39;hot& #39; or whatever adjective we want to use.
It is why my favorite type of compliments are those about my work. THAT is something I had everything to do with.
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