Thanks for the links, I caught a recording of Obama's speech and I was definitely impressed and sort of in a gooey-starry-eyed state and it's strange but I still can't really accept that the same country that voted for Bush twice put someone as awesome as Obama in office <3 it's a good sort of surprise.
The second and third links were really thought-provoking, the third one especially because it called attention to all those little things you do without realizing you do them. It was kind of strange and Twilight-zone esque to have an outsider's perspective on internal, and often subconscious, thought processes.
"If there were no rape," said one woman, "I could dress the way I wanted and walk the way I wanted and not feel self-conscious about the responses of men. I could be friendly to people. I wouldn't have to wish I was ugly. I wouldn't have to make myself small when I got on the bus. I wouldn't have to respond to verbal abuse from men by remaining silent. I could respond in kind."
That quote really struck a chord, especially the bit about 'making yourself small'.
And the interview.../cringes.
Thanks again, I definitely feel like I've gained something by reading <3 :o)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timeasmymeasure
no subject
The second and third links were really thought-provoking, the third one especially because it called attention to all those little things you do without realizing you do them. It was kind of strange and Twilight-zone esque to have an outsider's perspective on internal, and often subconscious, thought processes.
"If there were no rape," said one woman, "I could dress the way I wanted and walk the way I wanted and not feel self-conscious about the responses of men. I could be friendly to people. I wouldn't have to wish I was ugly. I wouldn't have to make myself small when I got on the bus. I wouldn't have to respond to verbal abuse from men by remaining silent. I could respond in kind."
That quote really struck a chord, especially the bit about 'making yourself small'.
And the interview.../cringes.
Thanks again, I definitely feel like I've gained something by reading <3 :o)