creep-shame

present singular third person creep-shames · participle present creep-shaming · participle past creep-shamed · past creep-shamed · alternative creep shame

1. transitiveTo shame someone by characterizing them as a creep.

   2013 Jalon Caine The absurdity of creep shaming A Voice For Men

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   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.

   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

   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

   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

   2014 Jessica Wakeman The Soapbox: Why “Creep Shaming” Is Total BS The Frisky