Activists have shifted to rapid responses instead of mass demonstrations, and social media is filled with videos of arrests on city streets and outside Home Depots.
fair enough. i hate that women have had to and still have to go through this shit. even here, now, we have people (men) getting angry and defensive about any criticism of men. god fucking forbid a woman express her own anger. you can observe this in some of my recent comments that were massivelly downvoted. this comment will be downvoted for it too.
but you’re right-- steps forward, even if they’re baby steps, are steps forward nonetheless.
This is what my wife tells me and one of the ways she reminds herself of the progress made. She began working in the late 1990’s and she’s never worn a skirt to work. I know it sounds like a dumb thing to focus on, but just a few years earlier many firms required women to wear skirts in the office. It didn’t matter how you felt about it or if you had good reasons to not (like scars). If you wanted the job you had to wear a skirt.
To me, skirts to pants is a baby step. The changes made every since #metoo I’d consider to be a seismic shift, which is why many weak men have their knickers in a twist. Still…we have a long way to go before we can claim that we have an equal and safe work environment for all.
fair enough. i hate that women have had to and still have to go through this shit. even here, now, we have people (men) getting angry and defensive about any criticism of men. god fucking forbid a woman express her own anger. you can observe this in some of my recent comments that were massivelly downvoted. this comment will be downvoted for it too.
but you’re right-- steps forward, even if they’re baby steps, are steps forward nonetheless.
i’m just so tired
This is what my wife tells me and one of the ways she reminds herself of the progress made. She began working in the late 1990’s and she’s never worn a skirt to work. I know it sounds like a dumb thing to focus on, but just a few years earlier many firms required women to wear skirts in the office. It didn’t matter how you felt about it or if you had good reasons to not (like scars). If you wanted the job you had to wear a skirt.
To me, skirts to pants is a baby step. The changes made every since #metoo I’d consider to be a seismic shift, which is why many weak men have their knickers in a twist. Still…we have a long way to go before we can claim that we have an equal and safe work environment for all.