sing of gratitude

it’s completely ridiculous to me that any time i want to have a conversation with a man about misogyny or sexism i literally have to hold their little hands and tell them specifically when i say “men” i’m not actually referring to them personally which is ironic because just having to do that basically means i am referring personally to them and it’s honestly so exhausting i am exhausted

 So how about you stop generalizing? 

this is literally what i’m talking about i am exhausted

#team offended by ppl who do covers of love songs but swap the pronouns to maintain maximum straightness

The deeply worrying thing about catcalling is that the catcaller must know that their target isn’t going to turn around and fall in to their arms pleading ‘oh dear my please have sex with me here and now’. A lot of the time they know that. Often they don’t do it for that, someone who shouts ‘nice tits’ from a van isn’t trying to date you. They’re trying to humiliate you, reinforce their dominance over you; it’s an exercise of male power. It’s a way of communicating ‘I can say and do whatever I want to you, no matter how inappropriate or how uncomfortable it makes you feel, and you can’t do anything about it.’ Catcalling is not a compliment, it’s a threat.