Sometimes Doonesbury gets it right. Or not?
Yesterday's Doonesbury strip really struck me yesterday. How oppressing sexual harassment can be. How it can be all around you. And so degrading. Certainly that hasn't happened to me in recent years. Though you find, as a woman, that you must restrict your activities and movements to some extent. And I have been in sexual harassing situations in my past. Where every dig is meant to get you. You feel degraded very quickly though the perpetrators will protest "oh, it's just a joke!"
You could take a revisionist view, which he hints at in today's comic. The dark haired character muses how much more attractive they are perceived to be in their deployment situation. The original character continues to grumble.
But don't fall into that trap. That, if you just played along with it, maybe though it was meant to be fun, well it could really be fun. I don't believe this. Recognize your oppression, don't deny it. the more you play along, the more exploitation you will discover. Becoming the ally of those who torment you.
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