whoneedsfeminism: I need feminism because..there is nowhere in the world where I should “expect” to
whoneedsfeminism: I need feminism because..there is nowhere in the world where I should “expect” to be treated with anything less than dignity and respect. In a conversation I had with two women about the hostility and harassment that women face at Comic Con they justified this by victim blaming and that if women knew about all they harassment they would face they just shouldn’t go, and wearing costumes that are perceived as sexy is bringing sexual harassment upon themselves. 1) I read just as many comic books as boys, I have just as much as a right to be there. 2) Women dress up the way characters are drawn in the comic books. Have a problem with it, go talk to the overwhelmingly white,heterosexual, male artists who draw them that way. 3) Whether it’s on the street or at comic con or anywhere else I shouldn’t to be told to expect to be treated poorly. I am not a product or object for heterosexual, male consumption, I am a human being and I expect to be treated as such. -- source link
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