And if you want something to bitch about that affects men, here's some suggestions:
And if you want something to bitch about that affects men, here's some suggestions:
It's "SHEER", goddammit. "Shear" is to cut. "Sheer" is see-through.
I guess you've never been to Healthworks in Boston's beautiful Back Bay :)
But it's the 'principle' of it!
"There are a lot of weirdos roaming around."
This is how I put it to my male officemates last year, when a member of the custodial staff had started making a habit of cornering female grad students who were working late/alone. "He's harmless! Have you ever talked to him? He's a funny guy!"
This is really a beautiful and sad piece. I have to say that I get mad at feminists a lot. And I don't mean all feminists but I have encountered way too many who are more concerned with what I am doing as a woman than with the plight of women. I have encountered too many feminists who look down on me because I like…
Which would be to acknowledge women's human dignity.
It's easy to see an obvious ass like the one whose comment I just dismissed. But the guy was your typical 'nice guy' who asked me to explain my viewpoints and then when I did turned into a three page #notallmen who got super pissed when I refused him a detailed reply. And sometimes I have a really hard time not to…
The advantage of living in a more dangerous country is that people take safety more seriously, here noone would laugh at you for not wanting to walk alone at night, it's actually something unthinkable.
Dear #NotAllMen,
But it doesn't kick in right away. I was maced at a security job and had 10 minutes before it kicked in. My attacker also got a good dose since I was able to shield half my face. In that time She was able to get away.
Oh yes I posted a comment about having to shut down my social media for fear a guy I rejected in MIDDLE SCHOOL would dox me after he threatened to do so. And some guy wrote he hopes I get doxxed and that everyone finds out what a horrible person I am. I am totally on board with suggestions on how to keep myself same…
I am furious right there with you girl. And here is why. I don't want to be afraid of men. I don't want to think that anytime I walk past a man and I am alone I need to be on the defensive. I don't want to cringe when I am out for a jog and a car pulls up on the side of the road to park and all I can think about…
I was discussing with my father what misogyny was. And eventually he told me that in his experience (he has PTSD) people who experience trauma don't talk about it on a website. He said that if they were assaulted they should go to a police station and report it. I told him that it is a very personal crime and women…
#yesallwomen really, really hit a chord with me. Someone on my FB who is normally pretty reasonable said he thought that the UCSB killings were some sort of conspiracy because he couldn't understand why a 22 year old, vaguely attractive kid couldn't get laid. It nearly took my head clean off with rage, but it also…
Thanks, Madeleine. My own mother started asking me if I hated men after explaining to her why I was participating in #YesAllWomen. I shouldn't have to. It's so basic. My mother considers herself a feminist and I still. have. to. explain. That's what gets me. That I have to go to such a basic level with so many people…
Here is what I love, the fact that the same men who get pissed at us for saying we are threatened will blow off a rape survivor because she dressed like a "whore." So which is it? I we are so damned safe, why the hell can't we dress how we want?
"Why can't you just take a joke?"