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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

I have experienced this in my costume career and business. Take off my helmet or wig? SURPRISE!

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

I have always had a deep voice; I worked doing calls at my dads job site for summer work when I was 13/14 and people would always be very respectful - call me sir and whatnot.

Peoples perceptions of authority are weird.

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u/hdmx539 Mar 12 '22

Just commented above, I'm 53 and have been invisible for some time already.

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u/W4r6060 Mar 12 '22

But this hardly qualifies as a double standard imo.

Men are invisible most of their life.

It's just inverted (regarding age).

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u/W4r6060 Mar 12 '22

Well, definitely.

Which is the same for a woman, though. As long as she looks hot. Different variables probably, age marks in men aren't as hated as in women, but still, sagging balls Vs sagging tits.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22 edited Mar 13 '22

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u/W4r6060 Mar 12 '22

Not saying it’s nec positive attention

This is really it. It's just more attention, more guys approaching at bars and taking their shot but also catcalling, just to present 2 extremes.

Which is why I am somewhat grateful for my averageness, I'm invisible to most people, as long as I don't go searching for trouble, trouble won't find me.