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Object
With lines from “There is no Standard’: Investigation Finds AI Algorithms Objectify Women’s Bodies" By Hilke Schellmann, A Pulitzer Center Reporting Project
She wore her work clothes
A blue shirt, jeans and tennis shoes with her hair up.
How could anyone say she was asking for it?
He wore the same thing yet she was objectified.
She was in trouble for reaching out.
“Hurt, unheard, disappointed.”
Somehow she became the problem.
She clocked in,
Avoided contact,
She couldn't,
He brushed against her
He starred
He commented
He touched
He violated.
silenced
she felt invisible
Months went on
She didn't talk
She felt gross in her own skin
She didn't understand.
She didn't understand what she did
She did nothing
She showed up for work
I saw her walk in, she lost the sparkle she once had
I watched her flinch and keep to herself
She broke down.
Why is there no standard?
Apparently she needed protection when she wore her work clothes.
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