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I'm a male, I attend three Meetup events that are focused on Women/Entrepreneur. I asked the organisers first if it would be cool to attend - to avoid whiteknig
by edoceo 12y ago
I'm a male, I attend three Meetup events that are focused on Women/Entrepreneur. I asked the organisers first if it would be cool to attend - to avoid whiteknighting, I've been declined permission from others.
When attending I work hard to spend more time listening, hard for me, I love my voice. Sometimes I relate stories how I would handle jerk coworkers or push for things I want in the workplace. Feedback shows me that assertive women get called names :(
This condescending behaviour is core issue that keeps women as 2nd class. You don't need an organisation to work on the solution.
My new favourite hobby is to clown the shit out of males when I hear their verbal diarrhoea. It works great. I get to take the moral high-road and insult some dumbass for the entertainment of those around me. Win,win,win.
In our office gender, religious, ethnicity insults, or condescending actions or language is taken seriously. Eg: telling someone to "stop being a bitch" or a "that's gay" comment means you're buying lunch - a $200 offence. 3 strikes and you're out.
So basically I'm saying: be excellent to each other and mock ignorance at the top of your voice.