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In reply to the discussion: "I stopped telling women to smile (and you should, too)." [View all]FightForMichigan
(232 posts)"Cause I see shit like this that has no real effect on making a more just and peaceful society...and in fact seems to me to be to make us less of a peaceful society...creating tension between men and women....and even stranger against stranger. "
What you are utterly failing to understand is that tension was already there, you were just ignorant of it. And now that it's been called to your attention, you are angry that someone dared tell things weren't just great already.
I'm not the kind of person who ever attracted a whole lot of attention out in public, but I got a taste of this years ago when I was hanging out on webchat rooms (I know, I know). I naturally have a mouth that curves downward and I look like I'm frowning when I my facial muscles are merely relaxed. I don't know how many times men told me to smile or even asked me "what in the hell are you mad about"? I wasn't mad before. But guess what? That got me there in a hurry.