This is why we can’t have nice things
TW: SA MENTION
I’m so sick of men and their bullshit infringing upon my fundamental right to go about my business and not be objectified or inconvenienced by a man’s astounding level of entitlement.
I’ve been playing online Scrabble lately. But over the past two days, I have received multiple messages from male players calling me ‘beautiful’ and ‘darling’ and ‘sweetheart’, asking where I’m from and if I’m single. Bro, I just want to play Scrabble in peace.
I spent my last SA counselling session basically yelling about how men ruin everything. I went to see Metallica in concert last year. They are my favourite band of all time. They got me through some of the darkest periods of my life. And I fucking missed half of my favourite song because some creep put his hands on the woman next to me and I couldn’t not call him out.
I am trying to de-centre men. But it’s so hard when they just keep popping up and failing to treat the women around them like human beings.