Thank you for commenting, and thank you for linking. A lot of times, I really like this job. And sometimes, I really, really hate it. Because there are all sorts of things that the male night auditors never even have to think about, and I have to think about them all the time.
Because... yeah. I have a new tag, and it's 'my vagina travels with me'. Because it does. I don't get to leave it behind, and all the personal responsibility in the world won't change that.
I remember a story my dad told me once about how my aunt, his sister in law, was going on and on about how if someone ever tried anything with her she'd do this, and she'd do that, and boy, he'd be sorry, and women need to be Strong and Tough and Take Care of Themselves and if they don't, boy howdy, it's their own fault. My dad grabbed her (gently), pinned her to the ground, held her there and said okay. Now what? And she said that he 'didn't warn her that he was going to do that'. That she 'wasn't ready'. Um. Doesn't work like that, does it? The bad people aren't all wearing black hats and signs saying that they're going to hurt you. And all the preparation and personal responsibility that exists won't protect you from the element of surprise. Because this is the body I live in, and these are the parts it comes with.
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Date: 2010-05-12 07:41 pm (UTC)Because... yeah. I have a new tag, and it's 'my vagina travels with me'. Because it does. I don't get to leave it behind, and all the personal responsibility in the world won't change that.
I remember a story my dad told me once about how my aunt, his sister in law, was going on and on about how if someone ever tried anything with her she'd do this, and she'd do that, and boy, he'd be sorry, and women need to be Strong and Tough and Take Care of Themselves and if they don't, boy howdy, it's their own fault. My dad grabbed her (gently), pinned her to the ground, held her there and said okay. Now what? And she said that he 'didn't warn her that he was going to do that'. That she 'wasn't ready'. Um. Doesn't work like that, does it? The bad people aren't all wearing black hats and signs saying that they're going to hurt you. And all the preparation and personal responsibility that exists won't protect you from the element of surprise. Because this is the body I live in, and these are the parts it comes with.