Actress Brie Larson described an experience with a TSA agent recently that had many horrified both by the described experience as well as some of the reaction:
The responses to this is horrifying. Women and men both do not see how invasive and inappropriate this is. It's not "cute." https://t.co/2fRbNkoWFK
— Anne Tibbets (@AnneTibbets) October 6, 2017
Wow the responses to this tweet are fully disheartening. No one wants to be hit on when you’re just trying to travel in peace. https://t.co/9inD2PfgRU
— Heather Lindsy ?? (@hlindsydoe) October 6, 2017
The replies of people who can't grasp that this is a fundamentally inappropriate imposition in that dynamic are infuriating https://t.co/UMXC9u6D22
— ?mighoul? (@meehan) October 6, 2017
I always am SO aware of who I smile at and make direct eye contact with. So exhausting to be on defense as a part of every day life https://t.co/jyegCgEQ0m
— jazz-y'-lantern ?✨ (@jazzy_femme) October 6, 2017
The guys in this thread is why I need feminism https://t.co/ZKMkqqwme2
— ??Spooky Allie?? (@pxorq) October 6, 2017
Smile & get harassed. Don't smile & you've got "resting Bitch face" and strangers (men) think they're obligated to tell you to smile. https://t.co/7HhuAz8BoI
— SuperJaylah (@IEatVeg) October 6, 2017
Here’s what Larson said happened at an airport:
I merely smiled at a TSA agent and he asked for my phone number. To live life as a woman is to live life on the defense.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
But believe it or not, many women didn’t exactly consider Larson’s described experience very horrifying, but rather mock-worthy. Feminists, prepare to be triggered:
Take note of the real offense here: daring to think he was fit to address a member of a superior class like an equal. https://t.co/rumxvRs7zr
— Alex F. Baldwin (@VerumVulnero1) October 6, 2017
See, most women are 1) flattered, 2) can politely decline, & 3) not bitch about a common human interaction on Twitter like a victim. https://t.co/EKjMfeBwUi
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) October 6, 2017
Women and children are held as sex slaves, raped and murdered on a daily basis, but someone asking you for your number is too much. smh https://t.co/0kjvQNnOTp
— Spacebunny Day (@Spacebunnyday) October 6, 2017
This is totally rape culture, y'all. ? https://t.co/zbvGkMK7mC
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) October 6, 2017
This is the less well-known cousin of humble-bragging, called scold-bragging. https://t.co/mMlEYkF2BH
— Mo (@molratty) October 6, 2017
You're a victim. And a hero.
Someone sculpt a statue of this brave, brave warrior. https://t.co/3heLoTMSxY
— Kayla (@VixenRogue) October 6, 2017
“Can I have your phone number?”
“I’m sorry, I’m not interested.”
This isn’t hard Brie! It’s not on the defense. Jeebus. https://t.co/7E5gwGtsFk
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) October 6, 2017
OMG he asked for your number…the horror! ? https://t.co/uyslEbXuWO
— Brittany ? (@abitofbrittUS) October 6, 2017
a man held the door open for me at university today and said "thank you" when i held the next one for him
i'm lucky i got out alive https://t.co/k9WxNtOOFG
— Mrs. PandaAsAllFuck (@DrtyHippiePanda) October 6, 2017
Gosh! 2017! Someone politely asking for your phone number is not sexual abuse. In a healthy society men should like women. https://t.co/Pg4rVG9B3D
— Obianuju Ekeocha (@obianuju) October 6, 2017
Those responses caused some lefty feminists to hyperventilate. Wait’ll they hear about Harvey Weinstein!
