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Somebody asked if it was ever good for a man to ask a female colleague out. I was commending your reply. It was at once didactic but with an undertone of frustration. I think people new to feminism like this approach we take. When we seem exasperated, they think “oh wow, this must be a hot topic, maybe I should tap

If your Dad asked out your Mom with the power structure inherent between men and women, how did he know your Mom would not feel pressured?

Your story was so terrible.

Yeah exactly! It’s not like there has ever been a case in the history of dating where a lady played hard to get by saying no the first time but later changed her mind and went with that guy in the end. That never happens! Guys have it so easy, all they have to do is read the situation and make the appropriate

And mostly rapists too.

Haha yeah exactly! Men who say “not all men” are not seeking nuance and highlighting stereotyping on our part! They wish to be the victims themselves! Since that Time article came out about the use of “not all men” we have won the argument by the virtue of the fact that article called out how common it is for men to

Yeah men should not ask women out and they should not ask women about asking women out either! They should go in a hole! I liked that your answer to the question was very didactic. I feel this preaching style is what’s needed. It makes our push for change popular.