Hey, so I have a quick question. There’s a lot of stuff in the news about women, how women are treated right now. And I want to contribute and be a part of the conversation, but I’m having trouble keeping track.
Does anyone have a complete, up-to-date list of everything that women are supposed to do and not do, so that they qualify for having their humanity respected?
Like okay, I know that if women want to feel safe in public, they’re supposed to not “dress a certain way.” And then, if they don’t dress a certain way, and they still get harassed and assaulted all the time, there are other things that they’re doing or not doing to earn a right to safety. But what are those other things? I’m having trouble keeping track.
I know that women are not supposed to “sleep around” all the time because then you’re a slut and you’re the reason men hate you. But you’re also not supposed to turn down men’s advances all the time or put them into “friend zone” because then you’re a cold-hearted b*tch, and you are the reason men hate you. So… But then, what are you supposed to… I don’t follow. I don’t understand how that works.
And then, with a right to privacy, is the rule that if you want a right to privacy, you just don’t have a private life? Or is it if you don’t want things stolen, don’t have anything private that people might want to steal? Is it just don’t use any of the technology that everyone uses to communicate nowadays, which I’m not clear on that.
There’s just so many things to keep in your head at one time. I want to do my part as a man and keep reminding women of the rules, but there’s just so many rules, and we keep changing them and adding more. It’s hard to keep it all in your head.
I kind of feel like it would be easier if we had a list of rules for men to follow, and we just passed that around amongst ourselves, and it kind of feels like it would be less of a hassle. Like it could be a short list. It could just have one thing on it. It could say, “Hello, as*hole. Women are human beings.” And we could take that and pass it around to each other every day.
And even if we did need more follow-up on the specifics, that would be so much less paperwork. It seems like a much more streamlined workflow. But I’m sure there’s a reason we’re not doing that.
So if someone could send me the most current, up-to-date list of all the freedoms and aspects of life women are expected to voluntarily opt out of, so they have a right to feel safe, and everything else that women are supposed to do and not do, so that they qualify for being recognized as a human being. If someone could just send me the current list and a way to subscribe to automatic updates since we keep changing it, I’ll be glad to pass that along.
