I’m a woman, I used to get harassed on the street regularly (until I moved to a small town and it magically stopped). I’m also a pretty hardcore progressive and staunch feminist. But this article sounded like a humblebrag to me from the get-go. It wasn’t really the parts about harassment so much as how they fit in w/…

Yesssss.....thank you for pointing this out. I felt bad for agreeing that this is a terrible humble brag, but this is why.

I was most bothered by how insincere her feminist statements come across.

My reaction exactly. Not only does this one man like it enough to put a ring on it, but all these other men want me, too!

I’m such a supporter of talking about street harassment/etc. usually but yes, for whatever reason, this particular story came off as way braggy to me...

totally agree. Plus some of the worst writing I have read on here in a while. so transparent.

Female here. That's all I heard in this too. MY RING. MY RING. I'M GETTING MARRIED. POOR ME. MY RING. MY RING. DID I TELL YOU I GOT A RING? SOMEONE IS MARRYING ME. HEHE. I'LL MAKE JOKES TO SEEM RELATABLE BUT REALLY LOOK AT MY RING.

We forget how quickly this “empowerment” movement can quickly become the vehicle where girls can shame other girls without the “tummies” to pull such a look off. This is why “Adults” are in charge of dress codes and policy on school grounds, because we understand these things. When the inmates run the prison we have…

I love you for summing up perfectly what I was feeling, without even realizing what I was feeling. On behalf of all cat lady spinsters, Shut the fuck up, author. Please.

lolteens

Can we not use the word “tummies” in an article written for adults?

You will get some hate for this but I’m 100% with you. It’s not just the men looking parts, it’s the 100 year old diamond on platinum strands while I crush this workout and leave all the fatties in the dust vibe that’s also radiating off this.

This is the longest humblebrag I’ve read in a while.

You are better than people who read gossip columns. Hold on to that.

It’s pretty rich of her to construe a homeland security dude doing his job as “trying to get his 15 minutes” considering she hitched her wagon to an aging alcoholic superstar and hasn’t looked back since.

I will not do it proudly but I will read the shit out of this book. I’ll probably eat some Doritos off a bowl balanced on my chest while I do it, too, just to keep it 100.

Because they get provisional male privilege. As long as they don't step out of line.

My copy shipped! I preordered it. Fuck yeah

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