In 1998, I was fired from my corporate job while 9 months pregnant because and I quote, “my priorities would be elsewhere after the baby is born.”
The lawyer I hired told me I didn’t have a case because discrimination like “that” was almost impossible to prove.
So I got pissed.
Took the LSAT. Went to law school. Passed the bar. Had 3 more kids.
Twelve years later, another woman from that same company was fired for the same reason. She sued them for a million dollars, and won, partly because I had kept every piece of evidence from what happened to me years prior demonstrating a systemic pattern of discrimination against women.
That company no longer exists. My law practice is thriving. And that baby they said would derail my priorities? She’s a brilliant attorney now working at my firm.
Turns out my priorities were indeed, elsewhere.
@durtyburd1984@4Cobey It’s a literal dialect of American English, called African American Vernacular English, or AAVE. It’s a legit dialect that exists. Like different southern dialects, or what Cajuns speak.
@enndevrr@TheFigen_ False.
This is good to learn for girls & women. Sure, you want to try & avoid fighting men as a woman, but it’s good to know self defense techniques in case you ARE taken down to the ground.
Plus, spar training is good for stress inoculation so you won’t freak out in a jam.
@Lioness4Good@web3queen__ Being gay isn’t a knock, but everything else is. Don’t say it like that; makes it sound like you hate gays or something. But that can’t be true, because you’re not a homophobic POS! You’re a kind and empathetic person in real life, rig it? Right? 😊
@TheGlobal_Index@worldranking_ I need you to know that this post made me cry from laughing so hard. 😂😂😂😂 This literally is how I judge my reactions to life, as an autistic person who can’t fucking tell wtf most people mean when they just… exist silently lol. Like state your business or lemme alone~ 🤣