"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
First of all, is that a self-satisfied smirk on her face? Second, what if she meets an elderly man doddering along with a walker? Does she honestly expect him to skip out of her way, and if so, does that mean she is an abusive A$$hole? I think it does.
I'd like to be walking down the street with a particularly bad-tempered and protective "comfort" dog; be interesting to see how that works out. Meanwhile, I haven't heard whether she's ready for the combine challenge.
French writer Jean Larteguy wrote a book called The Walls of Israel soon after the Six-day War. In it he has a few pages about his interview with Col. Stella Levy, then commander of Zahal's Women's Army Corps. t the end of the interview the Colonel and her aide, a young captain, left the office. Larteguy, of course, held the door for them. Col. Levy went through without comment, but the captain stopped. "In Israel," she told him, "a woman is a man's equal, and he will push her out of the way to get through the door first." She sighed, then said: "A little less equality, a little more consideration."
The game is called Patriarchy Chicken, and the rules are simple: do not move out of the way for men.
I wouldn't be surprised if her own version of the rules says: And if they start to move to the side, you move the same way and confront them just to show them how strong a woman you are!
I also wonder how much of this is her actual experience, and how much of it is in her imagination.
So if I opened a door and stood aside to let her through, she wins the prize.
ReplyDelete*shrug* OK.
Slightly OT, Google the exact phrase 'kicked her in the testicles', all links point to a recent Melbourne police report. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, is that a self-satisfied smirk on her face? Second, what if she meets an elderly man doddering along with a walker? Does she honestly expect him to skip out of her way, and if so, does that mean she is an abusive A$$hole? I think it does.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to be walking down the street with a particularly bad-tempered and protective "comfort" dog; be interesting to see how that works out. Meanwhile, I haven't heard whether she's ready for the combine challenge.
ReplyDeleteRemember St. Pancake, who insisted that an Israel bulldozer get out of her way but the driver could not see her?
ReplyDeleteYou beat me to it. That was Rachel Corrie.
DeleteFrench writer Jean Larteguy wrote a book called The Walls of Israel soon after the Six-day War. In it he has a few pages about his interview with Col. Stella Levy, then commander of Zahal's Women's Army Corps. t the end of the interview the Colonel and her aide, a young captain, left the office. Larteguy, of course, held the door for them. Col. Levy went through without comment, but the captain stopped. "In Israel," she told him, "a woman is a man's equal, and he will push her out of the way to get through the door first." She sighed, then said: "A little less equality, a little more consideration."
ReplyDeleteOh I do remember that girl crushed by a bulldozer, obviously her own fault, became a hero in the GWB years.
ReplyDeleteThe game is called Patriarchy Chicken, and the rules are simple: do not move out of the way for men.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised if her own version of the rules says: And if they start to move to the side, you move the same way and confront them just to show them how strong a woman you are!
I also wonder how much of this is her actual experience, and how much of it is in her imagination.