thesociologicalcinema:

When a man claims that he would be delighted if the roles were reversed in harassment, he is not actually thinking of what it is like to be a woman walking down the street–he is thinking of what it is like to be a man walking down the street, with all the physical security and social privilege that comes with being a man, enjoying the compliments of what must surely be, in this scenario, women he does not find repulsive or threatening. In other words, a man with this response to street harassment is imagining only a formal reversal of roles, holding constant everything about his experience of being a man except for the fact that he is the object of sexual attention.

~ Mary Ann Franks

i saw a facebook post the other day about this doctor from the US who knits baby hats for every baby he helps deliver. like, every single baby. it was specially cute bc there were so many photos of the babies in hats. I’m def stealing this idea and when i become a licensed gynecologist/obstetrician i’ll knit for every baby. all of the babies. baby hats are super easy to make and it’s so fast as well.