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finally did a feminist thing...

30 replies

IceBeing · 05/02/2015 16:35

...why do I feel so shaky?

I asked a salesperson who was visiting our physics department to take down a overtly sexualized image of a woman that was part of the advertising. I explained we were trying to counteract unhelpful/damaging gender stereotypes in the physics department in order to increase our retention of female students.

He just said, "oh yeah no problem - it isn't my material" and did it.

So why do I feel like I have been in a fight?

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BertieBotts · 05/02/2015 18:45

That always happens to me too - it's normal :) It gets easier. Well done you!

DeliciousIrony · 05/02/2015 18:42

Exactly, because you were geared up for a debate - well done!

FuckOffGroundhog · 05/02/2015 18:07

So why do I feel like I have been in a fight?

Because you were expecting one! Good for you though :)

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 05/02/2015 17:14

Well done!
I love that it was so easy and he wasn't even invested in the material himself. Just goes to show that even though many bits of feminist activism are like banging your head against a brick wall, sometimes it's pushing at an open door. Smile

LadyRainicorn · 05/02/2015 16:37

Adrenaline. That's a side effect.

But well done.