Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Subtle Sexism

I called an apartment complex and I heard this on a recorded message while I was put on hold (picture this spoken by middle aged man/movie preview guy's voice):

"Itsy bitsy teeny weeny might be OK for a bikini, but it's the last thing you want in storage space...."

yeah because its so normal for women to wear as little fabric as possible. because its so normal for women to expose their bodies. because its so normal for women look pleasing to men.

IDK this just stuck out to me because being put on hold on the phone of an apt complex was the last place i thought i'd hear something reminding me that my body is consummable. and the way the man's voice said "bikini", the whole load of it sounded so condescending.

3 comments:

Habladora said...

Being put on hold is bad enough. On hold and creeped-out by some disembodied male voice oh-la-la-ing about bikinis - its enough to ruin your day.

latinitasoyme said...

jaw drops open...

la mestiza said...

habladora, latinitasoyme, i'm so glad you know where i'm coming from. sometimes i think i'm crazy when i notice things like this.