“Listen babyfellas: I’m not picking on you. I’m trying to help you. And I’m trying to help me.

“Listen babyfellas: I’m not picking on you. I’m trying to help you. And I’m trying to help me. As a woman, I don’t imagine that I will ever get to feel safe in my lifetime. I don’t think this column, or my stand-up, or some series of very well-timed tweets are going to change one of the greatest games of intimidation in human history. But, as a woman, I am never going to stop trying. Even after. I plan to have my ashes rolled up a This Is What A Feminist Looks Like T-shirt and shot into space with a T-shirt cannon.There are tons of men trying to figure out how to make this a safer world for women. Some dudes seem to have a handle on the kinds of behavior that work in that direction. They are reading speeches delivered by Hermione Granger to the U.N. and deciding not to open hacked intimate Mystique photos. This is awesome. I also know there are other guys that are trying to help but just confused as to how they might be able to. For those guys especially, start with this …”- Cameron Esposito, stand up comicFrom her essay, “You’re a good-looking girl… I want to attack you”, a must read, and really a must share with friends / family / colleagues who don’t get what “the big deal is” with catcalling (aka street harassment) and the online harassment of women.Cameron Esposito Official Website | On Facebook -- source link

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