Later Hater

I can't type. That is evident. Apparently, I can't spell either. WHERE HAS MY BRAIN GONE?!

I really hope I get it back soon. Today I was making fun of a Chick-fil-a owner in Georgia who fired a woman to encourage her to stay at home with her kids. I was pretty offended as you can imagine, but I only wanted to include the facts, so I accidentally typed, "She is sewing." LOL OBVIOUSLY I meant to say that she was SUING!!!  But my brain had a two minute glitch, and dumb-ass flowed from my finger tips. <hanging head in shame> Of all the misspellings to make... suing and sewing?? In a comment about misogyny?! You have got to be freakin' kidding me.

You know, on a more serious note, I have been a bit depressed lately. I hear about this Chick-fil-A business and how the President of the company came out openly against homosexuality. Then some guy fires a worker of 21 years for being a mom, pretty much. Kansas and Arizona make it legal for doctors to withhold information from pregnant women about the health of their baby. I can't even listen to an hour of XM radio without hearing a comedian put women ten feet underground. I'm feeling persecuted, left and right, but I had a great thought today!

You see, it's been shitty for women for a LONG time. But it's not shitty for me! I mean... not totally, and certainly not as shitty as it used to be. What is bothering me is the sudden emergence of the hatred. Ah ah! But hearing about it means that somebody out there is reporting it! And it is getting reported with fervor!

Furthermore, the majority of sexists and misogynists would prefer women to just keep quiet. At least they expect women not to have any opinion on the matter (evidenced by the all-male panels concerning contraceptives). And that is where I win! Simply by recognizing injustices, simply by talking about it, simply by being offended and knowing that it is not right for a group of humans to be treated this way, I am a walking protest. I will work and mother, I will earn an education, I will raise my voice, I will have an opinion and my daughter will know that while women CAN do anything; they are not required to do it ALL. Being offended simply means I am not being obedient.

So, yes, I feel better.