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New Statesman | Whether it’s online or offline dating, why is it such a taboo for women to say “No”?

15 July, 201523 February, 2017 ~ Sarah Ditum

offline

A video showing a man trying to bag a good, old-fashioned “offline date” by marching up to women in the street to ask them out has gone viral, but it’s more disturbing than heartwarming.

Read the full post at the New Statesman

Posted in Feminism, Opinions datingviral

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I’m a columnist, critic and feature writer with bylines at the New Statesman, the Guardian, the Spectator, the Independent, Eurogamer, Stylist, Grazia, Elle and more. Regular TV and radio appearances, including Newsnight and Today. Available for teaching and talks. Anti-fun feminist. Represented by Juliet Pickering at Blake Friedman.

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