Comments on: Your Daily Dose of Privilege http://www.kameronhurley.com/your-daily-dose-of-privilege/ Speculative fiction author offering the latest book news, events, schedules and rants on fit, fat, fiction and feminism. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:41:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: inkgrrl http://www.kameronhurley.com/your-daily-dose-of-privilege/comment-page-1/#comment-11611 inkgrrl Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:51:21 +0000 http://www.kameronhurley.com/your-daily-dose-of-privilege/#comment-11611 WORD. I've been called a bitch more often than I've been called anything nice because I don't back down. And I've always hated that I'm in the minority. And it's fucking exhausting to always be on the lookout for some asshat lacking a clue bat upside the head. Especially when it's often not that easy, nor that simple. WORD. I've been called a bitch more often than I've been called anything nice because I don't back down. And I've always hated that I'm in the minority. And it's fucking exhausting to always be on the lookout for some asshat lacking a clue bat upside the head. Especially when it's often not that easy, nor that simple.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kameronhurley.com/your-daily-dose-of-privilege/comment-page-1/#comment-11594 Anonymous Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:12:38 +0000 http://www.kameronhurley.com/your-daily-dose-of-privilege/#comment-11594 "It's hard to rework your training, and I hate that so much of the "fuck off" thing has to rely on women re-training themselves. This is why posts like the above are so important. Changing the culture of male aggression means changing the way men interact with women, not just the way we respond. If you're going to change anything, it takes concerted effort on both sides, not just boxing lessons and foul language from potential victims.<br /><br />And, you know, I'll take foul language and good right hook over that terrified nervous rabbit feeling I get when I'm trying to be polite to some stranger who thinks that because I'm a woman he has the right to poke at me.<br /><br />This doesn't happen as much to guys because 1) they're seen as people 2) they're seen as people who will kick the shit out of you if you keep fucking with them.<br /><br />I can't do much to change #1, but I can take some action on #2."<br /><br />the requi 'oy'.. i remember back in the day when my social training was to be 'demure' but where did it get me.. nuff said.. I like how you put this in the now.. albeit the worries and regrets that this is still happening to young women. no, i'm not saying that this is how it is for every young woman, but there are some out there who, if they read this, would be the 'meta coy'. aight, guess the point is.. <br /><br />you said again where i read it and go..<br /><br />damn nice "It's hard to rework your training, and I hate that so much of the "fuck off" thing has to rely on women re-training themselves. This is why posts like the above are so important. Changing the culture of male aggression means changing the way men interact with women, not just the way we respond. If you're going to change anything, it takes concerted effort on both sides, not just boxing lessons and foul language from potential victims.

And, you know, I'll take foul language and good right hook over that terrified nervous rabbit feeling I get when I'm trying to be polite to some stranger who thinks that because I'm a woman he has the right to poke at me.

This doesn't happen as much to guys because 1) they're seen as people 2) they're seen as people who will kick the shit out of you if you keep fucking with them.

I can't do much to change #1, but I can take some action on #2."

the requi 'oy'.. i remember back in the day when my social training was to be 'demure' but where did it get me.. nuff said.. I like how you put this in the now.. albeit the worries and regrets that this is still happening to young women. no, i'm not saying that this is how it is for every young woman, but there are some out there who, if they read this, would be the 'meta coy'. aight, guess the point is..

you said again where i read it and go..

damn nice

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