“The narrative for girls is that you just hang around and wait to be "chosen" and then you belong to somebody and you live happily ever after. There isn't room for more nuanced concerns about the creepy proprietary nature of that relationship model, or the breadth of what fulfillment really means for women.” MeanGirlWaitingRoomsModelsConcernChosenNarrativeFulfillmentReally MeanCreepyHappily Ever AfterEver AfterBreadth Author:Lindy West
“In my freshman year of college, when a male professor asked the class, "Who here identifies as a feminist?" Only one girl raised her hand, and the rest of us just sat there. He basically just shamed us for the rest of the class - in a constructive way. He went around the room and said to each girl, "Why didn't you raise your hand? Feminism means men and women deserve the same rights, and that the balance in the world is currently tilted in men's favour.” MenWorldMeanGirlFeminismCollegeBalanceMen And WomenDeserveFeministSatFreshmanFreshman Year Author:Lindy West
“I'm a deeply privileged person. I have a safe, comfortable life, and there's very little at risk for me. I'm not going to get disowned by my family for talking about having an abortion, and I'm not risking my job or homelessness by saying something controversial that my employer might not like. I have this gift of stability and it feels obligatory to use that to make the world better in whatever small ways I can. It's incredibly fulfilling. Even helping one person feel a little bit better is really important to me and makes me feel like my life means something.” WorldMeanImportantHelpingRiskMy FamilyAbortionStabilityFulfillingHomelessnessControversialLife Means Author:Lindy West
