09/04/2014
"When you have a boyfriend, let him do what he wants to you, and be quiet."
This is part of the quote a complete stranger directed towards me the other day at a convenience store in NYC. These words were not taken lightly. We live in a male-dominated society where men think that it is okay to volunteer random women their "thoughtful" words of wisdom on how we "should" behave. I'm sick of it. Click the link to my tumblr to read the rest of this inappropriate quote, and my reflection on exactly why these interactions are so disturbing. Please spare me any immature jokes on this matter.
When you have a boyfriend, let him do what he wants to you, and be quiet. My entire life my father told me that one day my mouth would get me into trouble. Truthfully, I didn’t care whether he was...