Every once in a while I skim through my social media feed
and see posts shared by well-intentioned, strong, independent women warning us
about the misogyny wherever we look. Men opening doors for women! Men being
expected to pick up the tab! Men taking up space! Most recently my feed was hit
with share after share of “16 Instances of Micro-Misogyny that Prove Patriarchy
Is Everywhere!”
Here’s the deal: I don’t think hardly any of these
constitute examples of micro-misogyny or hatred of women. Maybe they’re relics
of an older time, maybe they’re just efforts at politeness, or maybe they’re
examples of individual displays of rudeness but with all the real issues in the
world (Iraq War 3, gun control, health care) is this really something that
needs to even register on your irritation radar?
