A bit of boundary-setting

[hatam_soferet]

Generally I like when people share stuff with me. “Have you seen this?” they say, and usually I haven’t and it’s interesting. Thanks, sharers – keep it coming, I much appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Sometimes, though, people share jokes, and I’m observing a trend – when total strangers share jokes (sometimes by internet, sometimes by phone), it’s always men, and the jokes are always about sex.

It’s not that I mind rude jokes per se, but this is getting a bit creepy. I’m famous for having a vagina; that doesn’t mean I want to share it.

So, if you’re a man and you’re thinking about sharing a rude joke with me, please remember that so doing will make you look like a creep, and think again. If you absolutely must share your rude joke with me, get your mom to send it. Thanks.

Mirrored from hasoferet.com.

Comments

[liv]

I don't want to be one of those annoying people who automatically disbelieve stories of sexism, but I am having a hard time contemplating the idea that it's a regular occurrence for total strangers to phone you up and tell you off-colour jokes. There's more than one man out there who has bad enough social skills to do that?! Definitely a huge downside to being famous, and I'm sorry you have to deal with it.

[hatam_soferet]

Okay, the phone thing was only twice, but that was twice too many.