“hey men - don’t underestimate my skill” – words that ought to be every woman’s life motto.

I am going to miss these two so much.

“Trophy daughters”.

EXACTLY.

You’ve convinced me of one thing, though. From now on I will make a concerted effort to refrain from feeding the mansplainers.

Your suggestion that I look beyond the hyperbole of the blogosphere is ignorant, as I am an old. I remember feminism before the blogosphere. I came up in a time when women had more options than they currently do. Most importantly, I came up as a woman and you did not. So forgive me if I think your suggestions are…

Bravo. This is the most honest, truth-hurts reply.

But were they “legitimate” forced penetrations?

No, you were right I think

Because I am not referring to only abortion, is why.

I do agree that in the professional world, anger is the precursor of foolishness. Society doesn't work like business though. But cool anecdote.

Your experience is not based on what feminists and women are dealing with when they get angry about their standing in this world.

Being preoccupied with appeasing others, and trying to be all things to all people, is no way to get reform started.

Good for your curiosity. That and a dime.

Women are socialized to be as appeasing as possible, and taught to be as conciliatory as possible at the risk of their own well-being. It’s a tremendously difficult to undo, but one of the things feminism is supposed to do is help women to stop constantly considering other people’s feelings over our own.

I will never understand how feminists can *not* be angry. This anger that permeates feminism is absolutely justified, and since women are currently losing ground and gains are being unmade, I would expect the least we can do is understand why. At which point does being a second-class citizen become something we should…

That was Aziz Ansari who said that.

But why care? It’s just what you think. Like, so the fuck what?

I was looking through my texts to see if I have any, and yup, a LOT. So now I just feel like a big ho. I mean, Jesus, is there anyone I *haven’t* sexted with?

So what if she were a bitch? Women are allowed to be preoccupied with things other than pleasing people. Hate you hate it.