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men of this industry, I want you to remember this moment. commit every minute of this hell to your memory, and remember this.
remember it when the women on your timeline say “men are trash” and it hurts your feelings, so you feel compelled to argue.
remember it when you feel stung that a female coworker doesn’t immediately trust you.
remember it when you feel stung that a female coworker doesn’t immediately trust you.
remember it the next time one of your boys gets dragged and your first instinct is to question the individual calling him out.
remember it the next time you secretly think that women have an unfair advantage in this industry because we have breasts.
remember it the next time you secretly think that women have an unfair advantage in this industry because we have breasts.
remember it when you develop your next crush, and let it make you painfully aware of how you approach her.
remember it the next time you’re looking for intimacy, and let it force you to check yourself and be sure you’re not putting any unintended pressure on your partner.
remember it the next time you’re looking for intimacy, and let it force you to check yourself and be sure you’re not putting any unintended pressure on your partner.
I want you all to live with this, and realize that as women and as survivors, we never had a choice. this was never optional. this is our reality.
every goddamn day of our lives.
every goddamn day of our lives.
now that we've established that, let's move on.
with this in mind, I'd like you to reconsider how you view your female coworkers. understand that each & every one of them has fought an uphill battle to carve space for themselves in an industry that is HOSTILE TO WOMEN, period.
with this in mind, I'd like you to reconsider how you view your female coworkers. understand that each & every one of them has fought an uphill battle to carve space for themselves in an industry that is HOSTILE TO WOMEN, period.
we've been talking about privilege an awful lot lately, yeah? it's time to acknowledge that if you're a male in this space, you have it.
what are you doing to help women in your org advance? what are you doing to help them be heard?
what are you doing to help women in your org advance? what are you doing to help them be heard?
how many women in this industry have you written off as bitchy, or too sensitive, or too aggressive? check the ever living FUCK out of yourself right now, because if you spent every day of your life surrounded by THIS? I wanna know how great your interpersonal skills would be.
there is not a single woman I know who has not been personally impacted by systemic abuses of power in this space, whether it's been against them, or people they care about.
please realize that this, in & of itself, is fucking insane.
please realize that this, in & of itself, is fucking insane.
there is heartbreak and rage here that cannot and will not be quelled with platitudes. you had your chances to speak up over the years but that era is over.
it's time to fucking act.
it's time to fucking act.
