Racing Trees

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.

Even a child can see something is wrong in our toy stores. The gender gap…does more than tell [a little girl] which toys are socially appropriate for her to play with, it separates her from a whole realm of experience - masculinity. As [she] grows older and decides what sort of person she wants to be, she will encounter this gap again and again. While crossing the gender gap is not impossible, it is difficult and doing so risks stigma and ostracism, just ask the boy who dressed up as Daphne or the girl with the Star Wars water bottle. The gender gap is evident in nearly every aspect of our society, but one of the first and most striking examples is toy choice.

Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”. “Friendzone” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “no”.

I am driven by two main philosophies, know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.