Interlude:
Today I left the house wearing a tank top with nothing over it, which for me is A Big Deal because I am extremely uncomfortable about letting other people see my body, to the point that I literally cannot remember a single other instance in which I left the house in a tank top without a hoodie or cardigan over it. I'm not saying it hasn't happened, but I definitely can't think of when it might have. BUT it was just too fucking hot for any more layers than were absolutely necessary. Then I got to the bus and put on a cardigan because the AC was on full blast, and that's when some random asshole told me that my tank top was "indecent exposure" and that I shouldn't be wearing it without a T-shirt.
Gosh, random dude, that sounds like excellent advice! However, consider this alternative: go fuck yourself. I passed by three dudes today who weren't wearing shirts at all, yet my boobs covered in two layers of clothing are indecent exposure? Awesome! Here, let's make a deal: I'll consider wearing more layers next time so that I will reduce my chances of encountering fuckheads like you, and perhaps you should consider why you have come to be so terrified of women's bodies that you feel compelled to stop random people whose boobs you have noticed so you can lecture them about "indecent exposure." LOOK AT YOUR LIFE, LOOK AT YOUR CHOICES.
Of course, I didn't say any of that to him. Instead I said "I am wearing a shirt, thanks" and walked away even as he kept saying words at me about how I need to cover up my body, and then I walked around in a rage for about an hour, screaming in my head about how fucking stupid it is that my body is considered a vulgar, sexual object simply by virtue of existing in a space where a man might lay eyes upon it.
SHUT THE FUCK UP, WORLD. I AM TIRED OF YOUR SHIT.
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Gosh, random dude, that sounds like excellent advice! However, consider this alternative: go fuck yourself. I passed by three dudes today who weren't wearing shirts at all, yet my boobs covered in two layers of clothing are indecent exposure? Awesome! Here, let's make a deal: I'll consider wearing more layers next time so that I will reduce my chances of encountering fuckheads like you, and perhaps you should consider why you have come to be so terrified of women's bodies that you feel compelled to stop random people whose boobs you have noticed so you can lecture them about "indecent exposure." LOOK AT YOUR LIFE, LOOK AT YOUR CHOICES.
Of course, I didn't say any of that to him. Instead I said "I am wearing a shirt, thanks" and walked away even as he kept saying words at me about how I need to cover up my body, and then I walked around in a rage for about an hour, screaming in my head about how fucking stupid it is that my body is considered a vulgar, sexual object simply by virtue of existing in a space where a man might lay eyes upon it.
SHUT THE FUCK UP, WORLD. I AM TIRED OF YOUR SHIT.
Crossposted here on Dreamwidth. You can comment there anonymously or using OpenID. ♥