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Its is called Revoltions by Mike Duncan, who did the awesome History of Rome podcast.

Kids aren’t assholes, they care for others. They just appear to be assholes because they haven’t mustered caring for people who they don’t know exist.

Re The first thing the dad says to me when he sets his 5ish year old down behind me is “Haha, you’re going to get a back massage, he’s a kicker!”

I flew Frankfurt to Dallas (long fucking flight) with a family of 2 parents and 7 children in front, behind and next to me. (I can’t even fathom the stress of going through an airport with so many children.) The first thing the dad says to me when he sets his 5ish year old down behind me is “Haha, you’re going to get

+1

I’m an Aleve girl. Headache? Aleve. Cramps? Aleve. Joint pain? Aleve.

Exactly. He’s not even really trying to just grab her ass—his hand is far, far lower in order to touch her vulva. Just absolutely trying to humiliate/punish her here for daring to say no. I hate this fucker.

in order to put her in her place

Oh, I didn’t mean to know her identifying information, just if she was OK or seeking treatment or anything. People think that she kicked his ass and that’s that, but that was a really violent, invasive attack on her. It was sexual and humiliating. I was a waitress and was harassed and even assaulted occasionally, but

Jesus. I’ve never worked as a server, I’ve only worked retail. If you slap the guy once, don’t they usually back off? Do you really usually have to keep hitting them? This guy seems ridiculously persistent.

Also FUCK YES. She put him ON THE GROUND. HARD. She is kick ass.

Something very interesting I noticed the second time round: the first time he grabs her, she pushes him off. Then he’s angry at her for showing him up, and he goes to grab her behind in revenge, in order to put her in her place. Such a great demonstration that the men that perpetrate these acts of sexual assault

He got served.

I only wish that;

And the walk. The walk away is perfect.

Oh man.

Yeah, but the torque on that second hit, though! That wind-up was fantastic.

In Soviet Russia, server hit on you.

Good for her.

I love the third hit, where the dude is clearly angry and trying to get at her, then she just wallops him so hard his knees just buckle.