HARD TO BE A GIRL
Yesterday was the the first time in my life that I really, truly, felt that I was being treated as less than because of my gender, age, and life choices by almost everyone I encountered. It’s not fair that if you’re a girl guys think that they can bump into you on the street as a joke and then, as if that isn’t annoying enough already, follow it up with a joke about how they “didn’t rape you.” It’s also not fair that if you decide to push a guy on the street for purposely bumping into you or yelling back at him that what he just said is totally fucked up that he will immediately try to fight the guy that you happen to be with, rather than just talking to you about it. It’s unfortunate to have to feel so uncomfortable talking to someone who is very drunk and keeps putting their hand on your shoulder when they talk to you because they are older than you and they are a guy and there is a real power dynamic and they know it.
It doesn’t matter that I am a woman, that I am 23, and that I dress however I dress. You aren’t any better than me and I’m not better than you and you don’t have any right to treat me however you chose, you treat me how I chose.
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bluebeadsandbones said:
I’m sorry yesterday was so rough for you. Two of my female friends were assaulted by strangers yesterday, and from what they’ve said, both feel incredibly vulnerable right now. It’s a tough world to navigate and that breaks my heart.
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