We’ve all been there… we meet an ignorant man who tells us
who says that women have reached equality, and that we should be thankful that
we didn’t live in the 1950s…
This is the most aggravating situation, and it can often
leave you speechless, unable to respond and thus allowing the other person to
believe they are correct (SMH)
Love Island is a popular TV show in the UK, and something I’ve
never watched because I knew its sexist and heterosexual framework would give
me a headache. After deciding to watch one episode I thought I was going to
have a migraine after one guy said women has reached equality because our
country has a woman Prime Minister. Like we’ve all experienced, the girl who he
was having the conversation with was so shocked she could hardly respond.
Inspired by these incidences, I have come up with a few
sentences to use when faced in this situation… Hopefully they are helpful
·
“If women have reached equality, why are 1 in 5
women sexually assaulted or raped compared to 1 in 71 men…?”
·
“If women aren’t objectified, how many male
models can you name?”
·
“If women are equal, why are men not forced to
attain particular beauty standards… how many men do you know who feel obliged
to wear make-up?”
·
“If women
have reached equality why do we have to pay tampon tax but you get free
condoms?”
·
“If women have reached equality, why are their
more C.E.Os named John alone than women C.E.Os?”
It’s hard enough trying to cope with
inequality and sexism and then constantly have to prove its existence.
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