He went on, but I tuned him out. I made eye contact and nodded occasionally, but I didn’t hear what he was saying. I had heard it all before. Even men who should’ve known better—overeducated progressive types who probably considered themselves feminists—had no compunction explaining things to me. Alexis M. Smith
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Men who should’ve known better-educated progressive types who probably considered themselves feminists had no compunction explaining things to me. As a feminist, I listen to men talk about their sexism, but no matter how well I listen, I still don’t get it. Men can’t seem to understand that when women ask them to stop using words like “bitch” and “whore,” they are receiving a request.

Source: Marrow Island

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