#actlikealady

Since  I don’t have a whole lot of chapter 29 finished, this snippet is from a FUTURE oneshot in the 12.16 universe that I honestly can’t wait to post. <3

“Howard, why don’t you sit and have a cup of tea with us?” Maria implored with knowing eyes that left him with no choice in the matter. 

He sighed lightly and made his way to the dining room table that they shared meals on every day with Tony and Pepper and Morgan. His eyes scanned each window as he passed, looking for any signs of Tony or Pepper’s return or even another one of those wizards. He took his seat at the table between Maria and Morgan and his granddaughter immediately ‘filled’ his cup up and smiled conspiratorially at him.

“I know you don’t like tea so I filled yours up with coffee, like Daddy’s!”

A smile cracked over his lips at Morgan’s attention to detail. “Thank you, Mo. You’re the best hostess and granddaughter I have ever had,” he responded, promptly draining the imaginary drink.

Pleased, Morgan laughed at the oft repeated expression and responded in kind.

“I’m your only granddaughter!”

“And that makes you the best! Can I get a refill? That’s high quality java that you’re selling here, kiddo.” He held the cup out to her and she laughed again and promptly refilled the cup before attending to her other guests, a War Machine and Spider-Man plushie that had been a gift two Christmases ago. 

/DRESS DISTRESS/

So you’ve been told not to do something because it is not acceptable for someone of your gender to do it? WHAT WOULD PEOPLE SAY? We’ve all been there. We’ve all been told to act, sit, talk and dress ‘like a lady’.

Our society keeps using someone's sex as an excuse for why they cannot or should not do something. Only because we it still dwells on the centuries old ideologies. To hold you back from reaching your potential and the basic right to express yourself. 

What you choose to wear is your concern and no one has the right to tell you otherwise. Your body, your life, your choice. You dont have to censor yourself so you could fit in to the gender role defined by a patriarchal norms. 

If we wish to live in a world where men & women are no longer held to different standards, we need to change what we teach the generation to come. They need to be taught that it is not okay to cage someone with statements like ‘act like a lady’. Because today’s WOMEN ARE NOT THE LESSER GENDER!

The society needs to let go of all the excuses to justify why someone can or cannot do something.