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By hannahbaldwin1 • 13 years ago

Walking down the street is not one of my rights. Who knew?

Last week, in celebration of the 90th anniversary of my voting rights, I baked a fabulous chocolate cake.  On Saturday, a kind gentleman reminded me that I’m still second-class.  When I responded angrily to his catcall, he condescended to explain just what rights I do have.  “Like you got the right, sweetheart, dressed like that.”

Like what?  A person?  In a tank top and jeans because it’s comfortable.

So I screamed at the top of my lungs, “Suck your own cock, motherfucker!”

And he’s probably laughing about it right now with his cronies, who are wondering, “Why’d she get so angry?”

You see, I get catcalls all the time.  I get hit on whenever I take the bus.  It even happened the next day when I was walking to the grocery store—the telltale once over and “Hiya, honey, how’s it going?”  Well, it’s not going anywhere with you sir, saying as you’re about thirty years older than me, sweating like a pig and smoking.
By hannahbaldwin1 • 15 years ago

“Insecure little girl” complains about sexism in the MN Daily

For those of you who read this brilliant post from April 17, you’ll know that my friend Ami has written two letters to the editor of the Minnesota Daily , the school newspaper of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.  Well, the problem column "Network" is at it again.  Today the column printed a letter calling Ami "some insecure little girl" and ranting about how she wants to take away the freedom of speech.  Here’s the quote:

About the offensive comments that have been floating around by some insecure little girl:  I don’t agree at all with what she has been spouting.  As Laharl* said, "…(Net) is therefore completely within Network’s rights of free speech, just as you have ...

For those of you who read this brilliant post from April 17, you’ll know that my friend Ami has written two letters to the editor of the Minnesota Daily , the school newspaper of the ...