Stop Street Harassment: Holly Kearl (via completelymoribund)
The thing that so many men need to understand is that women do not consider it a compliment when they are being harassed on the street. Women usually feel either embarrassed or terrified or a combination of the two. So stop fucking doing it.
(via sexytypewriter)
it’s so telling that men tend to do this when they’re in a group of other men. and i’ve never had it happen when i’m hanging out with dudes, especially not when i’m with my ginormous dad (most men don’t give a fuck about harassing me if i’m with my mom who is as small as i am). so if it isn’t sexual, or threatening, and you just want to ~make me smile~ then why can you only do it when i’m perceived as vulnerable?
(via hyper—ballad)
I would add that it rarely happens or when I am around men who know that I am dating someone at that time. Many men (certainly not all) are willing to lay off if they perceive that you are “owned” - otherwise, you’re public property, and they’re free to treat you however they like. Any competition that erupts is less to flatter the woman than to establish temporary rights to her, even if they must degrade her to do so.
(via desliz)
that or the nature of the so-called compliments will change if youre w a man. they will go from a respectful “you look beautiful this evening” when youre w a dude to some vulgar shit about your pussy, if youre alone. because youre not worthy of respect as just a woman.
(via baddominicana)
Do women purposefully NOT learn basic biology, or is it really the same cognitive disconnect that allows them to act without reason or accountability in every other circumstance of life?
Every mammal on the planet plays roughly the same mating game. We are all born roughly 50% male and 50% Female.
Females not only outlive males, but by as much much as double the males lifespan in most mammals. Why?
Because from the day you are born male, your job is to fight for resources and claim territory in order to reproduce. You life’s mission is to drive out or kill your other males so you have enough resources to become the alpha. Then you usually get several females to breed with you in exchange being on your land.
Females don’t have ANY of these problems. Females don’t have to engage in mortal combat from birth just for a chance to reproduce. They just have to be female, and pick a man with resources.
Why do we “harass/compliment” you?
Many species go into estrus. This is a CLEAR BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL that the female is ready and willig to mate.
Human have NO such clear signal when the female is ready to mate. We also have a society that has shifted from merely providing food and claiming territory, to one based almost entirely on communication.
This is why we have to “harass” women. As a species we are cut of from all the normal means of establishing our dominance over other mammalian males. Violence, intimidation, and territorialism, that would ordinarily send lesser males running don’t work in an urbanized culture of communication.
So we are basically left with running around and asking women if they want to reproduce. It has become the human manner of separating ourselves out from the rival males, because let’s face it. if there was a quite thoughtful guy in that car with that guy who called out to you… you don’t even know HE exists. Maybe the noisy jerks chances are one in a million… but thoughtful guy’s chances are absolute ZERO!
The key to gaining a mate in this human society is TALKING. Anything that starts a conversation increases our odds.
Why do we “harass” you mainly in groups?
Humans are also pack hunters. Well, human MALES are… since in this species it’s our job to provide the bulk of the resources for the females. That’s why thoughtful guy was in the car with alpha jerk. Better chances of getting seen.
Why don’t we “harass” you when other men are with you?
Simple. YOU ARE ANOTHER’S MALES TERRITORY! Instinct says we should try to drive him off or kill him. Society says that anything that even looks like that will get you stuck in isolation with no chance to reproduce.
The balance is to move on to a stray since the conflict is unwinable.
Why do we object to “harassment” of women with us?
Because some male is trying to drive us from OUR TERRITORY. OF COURSE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND IT! You gender doesn’t HAVE this problem. Females never have to kill each other for territory, because the entirety of mammalian life on this planet has stuck that responsibility to the male.
Why do some men grow hostile and violent when women reject them?
Biology AGAIN. Since the male is responsible for all that fighting and dying in order to claim territory and resources SOLELY to get a mate… why would we allow a female who does not want to reproduce with us on our territory? Instinctually, you’re using up resources that could cost us our lives.
The sad fact is, the guys who DON’T act that way are the ones you will eventually “Nice Guy(TM)” or “Friendzone”.
Women need to accept the fact that these behaviors are all biological. If there is blame to placed, it’s WOMENKINDS fault. All mammals have one thing in common. The FEMALE controls the choice of mate. You have breed us into this behavior through natural selection.
All your complaints about patriarchy and male dominance are as much bullshit as any other “faith”. Science and evolution prove the opposite. Even Economics says you are the dominant ones. 85% of every dollar spent is based on the decision of a woman.
I know all you misandrists will call simply attack me for telling you the truth, because being a woman means living without reason or accountability.
Like Republicans, no amount of facts will dissuade you from what you “feel” is right.
But in the REAL world, where science and history keep a record, the truth will always be what it is no matter how you “feel” about it.
Welcome to equality, baby. No one has EVER given a shit about how MEN feel. Just like us, you get the worlds harsh answer of “DEAL WITH IT!”
Women to the cryin’ and Men do the dyin’.
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