And today's winner is...
Dec. 17th, 2011 09:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaberettContent warning: street harrassment.
If you search the web, you'll find it's full of tales illustrating exactly why it is a bad idea to shout "give us a smile, darling" at (someone you perceive to be) a woman walking past.
It is an especially bad plan if the ambient temperature is 1°C and you are blocking the pavement smoking...
... and the person you instruct to smile is me. Because what you will get is a smile, all right, but it will be tight and angry and accompanied by the explanation that I have pneumonia and an allergy to cigarette smoke.
Just sayin'.
If you search the web, you'll find it's full of tales illustrating exactly why it is a bad idea to shout "give us a smile, darling" at (someone you perceive to be) a woman walking past.
It is an especially bad plan if the ambient temperature is 1°C and you are blocking the pavement smoking...
... and the person you instruct to smile is me. Because what you will get is a smile, all right, but it will be tight and angry and accompanied by the explanation that I have pneumonia and an allergy to cigarette smoke.
Just sayin'.
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Date: 2011-12-18 04:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-12-18 04:44 am (UTC)Posted more in the spirit of documenting microaggressions than in misery, y'unnerstand.
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Date: 2011-12-18 04:47 am (UTC)