Things That Ruined My Day :(
So today I woke up to a FB "friend" posting this onto my Timeline.
A former co-worker of me and The Beau approached him once in FB chat, asking him why "he let his missus post all that feminist stuff and if he's ok with it".
When I posted a blog about rape statistics and the problem of policing women's behaviour instead of suggesting/introducing a change in male behaviour and attitude towards violence, there were promptly not only one but several dudes at hand who proceeded to mansplain using that example of the unprotected wallet or the unlocked bicycle. Basically you know a drunk woman is an unlocked bicycle standing around in public waiting to be stolen (aka raped) so it's not really theft (aka rape) when something happens to it (aka her).
I just find it ironic how people generally perceive feminists as uncomfortably loud and aggressive, but I have never ever posted a feminist post directly onto someone's TL who had opposing views. It's not even courtesy-I don't feel the need to be courteous towards misogynists-it just never occurred to me.
(Same with veganism btw-I've heard by now countless "jokes" and "teasings" about how my vegan recipes would be better with bacon and how "aggressive" vegans are but only carnivores have posted their "plants have feelings too" BS onto my TL. Never ever have I posted vegan posts on anyone else's TL than mine.)
The time between deciding to unfriend/block this guy and implementing the action was five seconds top, and that even considering we used to be friends in Vienna, used to hang out until the late morning hours. I don't even have the energy to discuss this or waste time on the internets to fins stats to disprove him.
I am just incensed that I had actually planned to write a little today, before going to work at 2pm but now I am so angry and upset I am writing/venting about this.
A former co-worker of me and The Beau approached him once in FB chat, asking him why "he let his missus post all that feminist stuff and if he's ok with it".
When I posted a blog about rape statistics and the problem of policing women's behaviour instead of suggesting/introducing a change in male behaviour and attitude towards violence, there were promptly not only one but several dudes at hand who proceeded to mansplain using that example of the unprotected wallet or the unlocked bicycle. Basically you know a drunk woman is an unlocked bicycle standing around in public waiting to be stolen (aka raped) so it's not really theft (aka rape) when something happens to it (aka her).
I just find it ironic how people generally perceive feminists as uncomfortably loud and aggressive, but I have never ever posted a feminist post directly onto someone's TL who had opposing views. It's not even courtesy-I don't feel the need to be courteous towards misogynists-it just never occurred to me.
(Same with veganism btw-I've heard by now countless "jokes" and "teasings" about how my vegan recipes would be better with bacon and how "aggressive" vegans are but only carnivores have posted their "plants have feelings too" BS onto my TL. Never ever have I posted vegan posts on anyone else's TL than mine.)
The time between deciding to unfriend/block this guy and implementing the action was five seconds top, and that even considering we used to be friends in Vienna, used to hang out until the late morning hours. I don't even have the energy to discuss this or waste time on the internets to fins stats to disprove him.
I am just incensed that I had actually planned to write a little today, before going to work at 2pm but now I am so angry and upset I am writing/venting about this.