Men Think I Hate Them
It's true when they say age is only a number. There is no reason why we have to act our age, live up to somebody else's expectations of how we should look, talk, dress, and present ourselves in the world. Same with gender. It's only a label, but it's dangerous when enforced. In a world where we make assumptions and generalizations like we eat and breathe, it's funny to watch people react to what other people say. I was born in 1964. I lived a long time before the #MeToo movement ever happened. I know how objectification feels. It sucks being treated as the sum of your looks and in comparison to some unrealistic ideal. Ever since my hair grew out gray, I have definitely noticed a difference in how men react to my presence. I know most older women are not as visually appealing to straight men as we once might have been, and even though you guys still largely make the rules, you aren’t so great-looking either. Older women might be gravitationally challenged, ...