One of the faulty pillars of GirlBoss feminism is “A man would never say this so neither should you.” It would actually be great if men started saying things like “no worries if not,” “sorry,” or prefacing an opinion with “I think,” b/c they have a rightful place in communication https://twitter.com/kaylafeldman/status/1322881282737659904
What does more to fortify patriarchy than telling women to adopt all of men’s professional habits, including the bad ones?
My old roommate had a big corporate job and clearly drank this koolaid, constantly complaining about women “showing weakness” by saying things like “I think,” before stating an opinion and she was...a fucking nightmare.
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