I’m going to make the perhaps radical argument that the same sort of entitlement you feel toward my time, energy and self-esteem in catcalling me out of a car is on a spectrum with the same entitlement felt by rapists to the bodies of others. Anyway I figure if I subject such people to a fifteen minute harrangue on responsibility and ethics every time this happens, it will no longer be worth your time to let your 8 year old sons catcall a cyclist out of your SUV, and it will stop. —WWSD
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Exactly how far into your 15 minute harangue did you get before you:
A)Were told to shut your gob
B)Were drowned out by hoots of derision
or C) Noticed that you were delivering your wiccan chant of empowerment to a cloud of gravel and hi-test exhaust.
No wait, let me guess. They listened shamefaced and drove away duly chastened. Because that’s how it always happens in the movies.
yugogrrrl.
It probably didn’t, consider the audience.
so how did they lure you OUT of their SUV with a catcall? are you some cobra coming out of a basket in the suv dancing to the catcall tune they were playing on a flute?
unless of course, you meant catcalling FROM a car?
and wtf does ‘on a spectrum’ mean?
you just pick pretty words from books and use them huh?
it’s not a radical argument, except perhaps in your own mind. however the point is worthy of thought, if one can actually understand your intent, that it is the instigators’ sense of entitlement that is comparable, and not the acts. ie: the asshole driving the car who let his kids (kid?) yell shit at you is after the same sense of power as a rapist. but that’s an icky comparison there OP. plus your self esteem should not be affected by what some 8 year old kid yells out a window. why would it? why is his opinion of you important?
Hello wwsd,
I read your bitch twice, with little success. If your “fifteen minute harrangue” is as confusing and poorly constructed as your five line bitch .. well, I can’t see it helping at all.
HEY EVERYONE!!!
I JUST FINISHED HAVING SEX 10 MINUTES AGO WITH…WAIT FOR IT…..PARTNER 100!!!
BRAWDOVE IS THE MAAANNNN!!!
10 minutes ago? and we’re the first people you wanted to know about it? gee. I am kinda touched.
Are you from Nigeria?
Other people’s parenting issues are not your problem unless that issue involves violence or excessive abuse. Then you have a legal responsibility to call the authorities.
It’s unfortunate that there are parents out there who are turning their kids into spoiled, stupid morons. It’s even more of a shame that someday this little prick will probably be doing heart surgery on you.
I suggest taking a deep breath and if you choose to raise kids yourself, raise them with a sense of dignity and self-respect so they’ll know how to respect other people. And it’s all you can do.
Do his or her future educators a favour though.. leave the little pip’s lessons on creative writing to someone else.
Way to go, Bra!!!!! Chest bumps all around!!!!
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