I feel like there is a missing link between the dystopian futures of YA I know and love and then the handmaids tale... my eyes need a bath. But I can’t quit it.
I mean, I was 18 but still...
“Why is your generation so sensitive?” 🤔
“Why do you all have anxiety?” 🥺
“Why are you such paranoid/overprotective parents? 🙄
For me it started with the Thurston School shooting but 9/11 certainly raised the bar.
If you can line up to buy Powerball tickets, you can line up to vote. The chance that your vote decides an election is actually much higher than your chance if winning the lottery.
How many women do you personally know who have falsely accused a man of sexual assault? How many do you know that haven’t reported it? If you don’t know any of the latter then you aren’t asking the right questions.
If a guy says he's nervous about #MeToo, just remind him that we come down pretty hard on murderers too, and ask him why that doesn't make him nervous. If he says, "Because I haven't murdered anyone," then you've learned something new about your friend.