Talia Basma,
Keep on writing. As you say, words are powerful.
You’ve done a great job with this work. And you’re right. It’s a double standard.
I wish it was progressive here, but more and more I’m learning that it simply isn’t. Experiences such as yours illustrate this to…
It is in context that it’s a problem. A sexual harassment seminar and diversity training can be genuinely helpful, especially in certain corporate cultures. However, when it’s just men that are subjected to it men and only men, the message becomes “If you have a penis, then you are inherently wrong/broken/evil.”
Haha oh that makes it even funnier. I just knew you had a female SO for some reason; something you said. If you’re reading this, Sean Howard, I accidentally wiped my direct response to you so I’ll make this a twofer:
My best friend, William-But-I-Call-Him-Billy, is gay. Like, really, really gay. Like All cock all the time…
