What's up caffeine addicts,
About a year ago, I was visiting a friends house. It was me, Dorya, and another friend of mine, Kameron. After a little while, we had to head back to my high school because Kameron and I were going to play at a concert there. Dorya's mom decided that she would drive us there instead of making us walk the dreadful 30-minute walk. This is where it all started.
I made it pretty clear that I wanted the window seat because, I mean, who wouldn't. Plus, I almost always end up in the middle somehow. So it was me in the right window seat, Kameron in the middle, and Dorya was on the left side.
I minded my own business when all of a sudden Dorya's mom started complaining to Dorya about not having me sit in the middle. According to her mother, Dorya was disrespectful to me as a man for not having me sit in the middle. She basically thought of her daughter as a terrible person because she disrespected me so much. She was then backed up by one of her friends who was also sitting with us in the front of the car. They were both condemning the actions of both Kameron and Dorya when, in actuality, I just hate sitting in the middle. Her mom continued by saying that if something were to happen, I would have no way of protecting everyone in the car because I wasn't in the middle. Apparently, I was completely baffled. I have never eve heard anything like this. I didn't even know what to say. I mean really think that through for a second. If something actually did happen, how in hell would I be able to protect everyone in the car? With my penis, I guess because that's the only reason why she sees me more fit to protect them than anyone else. In her mind, the man in the car is an all powerful being apparently. It was really mind blowing and eye opening to see someone speak like that to their own daughter because of something that is so deeply rooted her tradition and religion. It clearly depicts the problems that we talked about in class in the ways men are depicted compared to women.
Anyway, it was an interesting car story.
Stay Awesome.
Lol! What could you do by sitting in the middle?? If there's an accident, you're most likely to go flying through the windshield. An interesting tidbit of sexism in that car ride.
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