dyke-recovery: tengounlunar: nerdblerrg: consulting-time-lady:...

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:38:19 -0400

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do you guys remember that one post about how men feel entitled to take up so much space and women have to deal with a lot less?

This is actually a documented thing. You always see men on the subway or tube or whatever using both armrests while women sit with their arms hunched together into their laps. That’s why I always make a point to take up at least one if not both armrests of the tube so men can be uncomfortable for once.

^ again, for all the people telling me posting this picture is complaining too much.

In my college classes (and high school too) guys were always stretching, sticking fists and elbows in my face, leaning their heads back over my desk, over my work, spreading their legs out, kicking my bag with their dirty shoes. And let’s not pretend they were in other guys’ space as much as they were in women’s.

It’s so true, this happens to me every day on the train. Same with the walking thing, women will weave out of the way whereas men just walk straight and plow down anything in their path. I always end up playing chicken with men on the sidewalk now, because I refuse to move out of their way.

I love playing chicken with dudes who hog the sidewalk. BODY CHECK! Fucking assholes.

“NOT ALL MEN ARE LIKE THIS!” FUCK OFF.

“AS A MAN, I THINK THAT…” FUCK OFF.

Men always have the same defensive bullshit to spout every time they get called out on their shit. AND IT IS BORING. They remind me of those toys where you pull a string an they have like 5 phrases they can say. Over and over and over.

same here with playing chicken, its hilarious sometimes because they get this flash of realization in their eyes that says ‘holy shit, she’s NOT going to move/??? what do????’ because THEY ARE SO USED TO EVERYONE MOVING FOR THEM

when i was younger my grandpa drew this on a piece of paper,

and he asked me how i, as the red circle, would get around the two people (black circles) if i was walking down the street.

so of course i came back with

moving out of the way for them as i walked.

he asked me if i thought men would do the same and, at the time, i did because i thought it was just common courtesy. but he told me that men would barrel straight through without giving a shit and that i should do the exact same. because i was the one walking and they were the ones in the way. so that’s exactly what i do.

i find this really fascinating because this actually what defines so-called masculine and feminine traits and gestures. the whole limp-wrist thing? that’s someone decreasing the amount of space they take up by not extending their arm fully. same with crossing one’s legs, how it’s considered more masculine to swing your shoulders when you walk creating a wider gait instead of your hips, how someone who holds their elbows tightly into their torso instead of letting them fall more loosely at their sides is considered feminine.

taking up space is not just a frequent habit of males in our culture, its actually how society thinks masculinity is supposed to be expressed.

So I read this the other day and seeing as I am one of very few girls in an all boys school, I decided I would try walking through the corridor without moving aside for any one. I hadn’t gone ten steps before a boy who was at least 3 years younger than me charged square into me because he was so expectant that I would move out his way

RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGEEEE!!!!!!!

Frustration. Lots of frustration.

I was walking through a mall, man walking towards me so i moved wayyyy over to the left, shoulder running along the wall. The man DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. He actually stood on top of me -literally- he stood on top of me. I fell over, he did not look back at me, he did not acknowledge at all that he had just fucking walked on me. All the men around who saw this DID NOTHING. The women all noticed, 3 young women walked over to me looking shocked and said “He stood on you!” I was quite shocked by it all and said “Yeah he fucking walked on me!” They asked if i was okay, he actually hurt me. He had those hard bottom shoes and a slight heel which slightly crushed my foot.

But my points are:

It is common courtesy to move to the left hand side when walking. I moved so far over i was walking against a wall.

He didn’t give a fuck that he literally walked on top of me.

The only people who took notice and gave a shit were women.

Without fail, every time I ride the bus there is at the very least 1-2 guys who sit in the isle seat instead of the window seat so they don’t have to sit with anyone and take up a bunch of space. It infuriates me to no end, part of me wants to just crawl over top of them and be like “oh sorry, just trying to get a seat”

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thefrogman: Lessons from a Dog by Patrick Moberg [website |...

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:43:45 -0400

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thefrogman:

Lessons from a Dog by Patrick Moberg [website | tumblr | twitter]

[h/t: nevver]

1017andpregnant: peep-toe-shoes: The most intense movie scene...

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:33:11 -0400

1017andpregnant:

peep-toe-shoes:

The most intense movie scene ever.

iconic

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thefrogman: Stair farts are the worst. By Christine Luong...

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:11:08 -0400

thefrogman:

Stair farts are the worst.

By Christine Luong [tumblr | twitter]

pleatedjeans: What a Coincidence! (21 Pics)

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pleatedjeans:

What a Coincidence! (21 Pics)

witstream: Nick Offerman Reads Tweets From Young Female...

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Nick Offerman Reads Tweets From Young Female Celebrities, Vol. 8

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thebluthcompany: I want a friendship like this one.

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:25:35 -0400

thebluthcompany:

I want a friendship like this one.

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thefrogman: [original image]

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thefrogman:

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chenyanqing: Lifesaver. LIVE, DAMN YOU! LIVE!!!

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:32:53 -0400

chenyanqing:

Lifesaver.

LIVE, DAMN YOU! LIVE!!!

corazon-anclado: get a room!

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:21:57 -0400

corazon-anclado:

get a room!

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