Suggested rules for modern living :
1) It doesn't count as theft if you were using a selfie stick.
2) Trying to fill in the missing parts of the conversation if someone is using a hands-free kit on the street should be considered a sport.
3) If a complete stranger hands you a card telling you that they hate you because of your appearance, you're allowed to punch 'em in the nose.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34969424
My niece has problems with her weight, and at the age of eight, she hasn't reached the age where body image issues are bearing down upon her self-esteem, but those days are coming on, apace, and I dread them.
ReplyDeleteIf someone handed her one of those cards, I swear before the throne of Christ, the only thing which would reach the morgue, before their corpse did, would be the headlights of the ambulance taking them there for post-mortem examination.
http://newsthump.com/2015/12/01/handing-fat-shaming-cards-to-woman-will-not-cure-micropenis-stupid-men-told/
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, back when I was almost done with my eating disorder but still prone to occasional disordered eating, I was handed one of those cards on the train by someone hawking diet products, which somehow made it even worse. "I think you could use this", the lady said, and I was too stunned to react in any meaningful way.
ReplyDeleteFortunately I was on my way to my friends' house, and they were able to comfort me and suggested that the correct response was spend an hour together signing that woman's "work" email address up to porn spam. That night they made sure I was going to continue to eat and exercise like a normal human rather than someone with a mental illness. But if I had been on my way home alone after work, I'm sure it would have triggered an episode.
People can be really horrible, and things like this just make me want to give up.
"Fortunately I was on my way to my friends' house, and they were able to comfort me and suggested that the correct response was spend an hour together signing that woman's "work" email address up to porn spam."
ReplyDeleteI'd have given them a huge series of "friends" who wanted to connect on Linkedin and Research Gate.
That would have also worked, but this was pre-Linkedin. :)
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