feminismisprettycool:

When the conservative men in my life say things like, “you’ll change your mind once you start making money and paying taxes” and “one day you’ll learn how to tone down your intelligence [so you can find a partner]” the thing that makes me THE MOST uncomfortable is this:…

wow, try both my parents every day? it takes every part of me not to scream because i realize this- i realize they want to put me in my place, for me to realize that i’ll never get what I want, even if it’s something as simple as equality. they revere inequality and believe it to be beneficial to the world, worshiping gender roles. it makes me sick, especially because i love these people, and i wish they weren’t like this…