by Dongtini — Episode 116
November 3, 2014 in Podcast, Uncategorized by dongtini
On this episode: We know you’ve been waiting for Dongtini’s official take on 10 Hours of Walking Through NYC and now you’re going to get it. Also: Simone’s personality was assessed by a stranger, Stephy was propositioned by a gentleman lying on the sidewalk, the Giants suck, Simone’s in a new writers group, Stephy has chronic pumpkin patch angst, there’s a new Taco Bell app, more buttplug queries, Christian Mother Goose stories, and would you believe Simone was a debutante? And the closing song is scientifically proven to be amazing.
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Dongtini – Episode 116
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Simone the debutante
Young girl, get out of my mind.Closing song: The Four Lads — “Standing on the Corner”
After reading through a lot of the male responses to that video I think we may be aiming too high. To expect empathy or understanding or just basic goddamn common decency seems to be just asking too much. So maybe we should aim lower and at the very least just expect basic English reading comprehension from guys. If you can read that lots and lots and lots of women are saying this kind of thing makes them feel unsafe and unhappy then just read and understand those sentences. Even if you as a guy think it’s not so bad or you would not mind it if the roles were reversed just read the sentence, absorb its contents and stop being a jerk about it. I mean it takes nothing from you to NOT harass women in public. Literally. All you literally have to do to make this better is nothing!
Seriously. You know it’s dire when doing nothing is a vast improvement.
Maybe I’ve just been on the internet too long but I’m starting to despair that education isn’t going to help here. All I see are women explaining how they feel and guys glibly mansplaining back how they’re wrong to feel that way. So that’s why I’m thinking maybe it’s better to just aim low. Put catcalling on the same level as using the N-word in public or going to a party in blackface. Most people don’t think it’s that bad but since they know society disapproves they don’t do it anymore. I worry that it’s the best we can hope for.
It IS starting to feel like “you can’t play nicely? Fine! I’m taking the PlayStation away. You’re grounded.” I think this might end up being the solution but I do wish everyone would move to the middle and stop talking in extremes of “always” and “everybody”. That’s what gets defenses up and prevents anyone from listening or being heard. Massive fail!