Things to Think About

“It’s only urban sophisticates - usually under the age of 40 - who choose to find them distasteful. It is the ‘language hygienists’ who choose to see them as discrimination,”

“So when bus drivers, cabbies and shopkeepers use words like “luvvie”, “darling” or “flower”, they are being “affectionate, not patronising”

“It’s folksy - part of a tradition in this country…”

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but tradition is not a valid reason to uphold behavior that is demeaning, dehumanizing, offensive, or threatening. Fuck. That. Shit.

And what the fuck is this?
 

“I think the best way to deal with being called ‘love’ or ‘babe’ if you didn’t like it, would be to say something humorous to get the message across - something like’thanks stud muffin’.”

Yeah, sure. Respond to feeling demeaned and dehumanized with good humor because it’s less likely to hurt the delicate feelings of the poor bus driversdespite the fact that it’s giving mixed signals, and is likely the same shit people have to deal with every fucking day but the moment they actually speak up about it in a clear, direct way they’re written off as being “too emotional” or “too politically correct”. Because it’s obviously the feelings of the bus drivers is what matters here.

Not calling people derogatory terms is soooooo urban sophisticate. 
And if you feel offended or threatened, the appropriate response is always a smile and a jest! 

The more I see shit like this, the less I feel like being that nice, accommodating feminist. And I don’t care about run-on sentences right now >(