#YesAllWomen because #MenDoNot:
- Receive comments that their short hair makes them look “a certain way. You know what I mean.”
- Get instructed to avoid “I” statements
- Hear that their professional ideas are “cute”
- Get random commands from strangers to smile
- Hear men say want to get them drunk at a work conference. But it’s just a joke. *wink*
- Hear old men whisper that they want to sit next to you so they can play with your leg. But that’s just a joke, too. *wink*
- Have a virtual stranger ask “was it good for you, too?” after a business transaction
- Cushion an honest opinion with a joke because otherwise you’re being “bitchy”
- Receive unsolicited back massages
- Hear that their asses can be seen from space
- Have someone stare at them if they accidentally fall asleep in class
- Have strangers literally get in their face to drop a pick-up line
- Wear a random ring on your left hand as a way to quickly shut down solicitations
- Say they have a boyfriend after “I’m just here with friends” doesn’t stop the solicitations, and then hear “your boyfriend lets you leave the house like that?”
- Hear the name of their genitals used as a synonym for weakness
- Avoid standing near men on crowded trains and subways so they don’t get groped
- Tell their friends where and when they’re going on a first date so someone knows. Just in case.
- Feel the need to apologize for not being interested in someone
- Have a moment of panic when they are alone with a strange man in an elevator
- Have a moment of panic when a male driver tries to stop them for directions
- Bring a friend to pick up something you bought on Craigslist or Ebay even if you can carry it yourself
- Avoid running at night
- Avoid getting gas at night
- Fear putting down their drink
- Walk to their car at night with their keys between each finger like Wolverine, ready to slash an attacker
- Look under their car for shadows ready to grab at their ankles
- Keep mace on their key ring
- Text their friends that they got home safe
#NotJustOnce but #Everyday
This is what life is like for women. Constantly. Do you get it now?
Exactly.
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