tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post2372464698039889112..comments2023-10-31T07:45:32.844-05:00Comments on Let's Change The Conversation: Mean GirlsParker Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022575736443359409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-85786950304880152042011-12-01T16:29:26.043-06:002011-12-01T16:29:26.043-06:00Good post, Parker! I wish I had a snappy retort fo...Good post, Parker! I wish I had a snappy retort for you to use, but I'm as stumped as you are, probably in most part because of the sheer awfulness of what that girl is doing!<br />I do want to add that it really boils my blood that she (and her friends) are exploiting the fact that Moms like me (and Aunties, Grandmothers, Sisters, Teachers...etc etc) spend YEARS teaching young men to be gentlemen, and not to hit women except as concerns life or death... Only potentially to be undone by some silly b*tch playing games because she thinks its funny...and to what end? Its all a power play to her, and it leaves the guy thinking (among other things) "why did my Mom/Sister/Aunt etc teach me not to hit girls when girls like this so clearly deserve to get hit?" <br />I'm finding that my conclusion is that what this girl is doing - given that its purely about power, and physical power even (because she is actually striking the guys, with apparent impunity) - is little better than rape. Its her, using her "power" to perform an unwanted physical act against a chosen victim who is (by reason of social construct/morality, in this case) unable to retaliate in kind. (With all respect to women who have suffered through violence, I do not mean to downplay it by drawing a correlation to this woman's acts!!) <br />I suppose that a statement like that could be made in response and in under one minute...e.g. "What you're doing is no better than rape" (for the reasons I enumerated above).... just a thought.<br /><br />~Heather (from Westlake class)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-19908252795779485092011-11-27T14:26:38.004-06:002011-11-27T14:26:38.004-06:00Agreed, TJ.Agreed, TJ.Parker Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022575736443359409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-74781534403416833682011-11-26T21:13:11.733-06:002011-11-26T21:13:11.733-06:00Parker, I have heard my husband say on a few occas...Parker, I have heard my husband say on a few occasions "If you hit me like a man, be prepared to be hit BACK like a man". End of discussion. Needless to say, he's right. While I commend men for not being baited into this no - win nightmare these shrewish hags have set them up for, one of them may find someone with the same mentality as my bluntly honest husband. I can tell you right now, if I see a woman hitting my man in public, while I'm sure he'll not pummel them into pulp because he IS truly a gentleman, you can rest assured, justice will be dealt swiftly and it will be a lesson they'll only need to learn once. These imbeciles are usually easy to spot and avoid as most trolls are. <br /><br />TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com