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A rancid taste

A Rancid Taste How does it feel when you’re told - it’s ok, they   are from the 60’s, they don’t know any better.  They like to keep upto date on business, technology, economy, politics - most current news and views - however for cultural upkeep they are old, too ingrained, from the old times.  You take it in. When you bring it up, no one lends an ear - Look we had a great time, so let it go. How does it feel to feel unsafe walking down a street full of men?  You know you can’t protect yourself  You build tactics like calling someone to create an invisible shield around you  The fear behind the facade doesn’t leave you for a long time.  The frustration of feeling that fear isn’t easy to shed off.  How does it feel when women say, we don’t know why women are unhappy  In our times we faced worse things - more inappropriate comments, worse infrastructure.  When you’re not ready to suck it up anymore,  The ever so subtle biases at workp...