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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • I didn’t write “with”, I wrote “to”. What they did TO MJ. Rather than give you the whole thesis, I’ll summarize like this. Peter betrayed Mary Jane and took away the life she had worked towards since the first film. She asked only one thing from him. To come and find her and be in her life again. She didn’t hesitate or stutter. She was VERY clear on this condition. So what does Peter do? He notices a little cut and right then and there does the most patronizing thing possible. He breaks his solemn promise to the woman he loves and takes away MJ’s ability to choose whether or not to be in his life. Why? To protect her? Is she a child? Was she ever a defenseless damsel in distress? No. She was always a smart and brave bad ass. Oh no, Peter had to make the decision that worked best for him because he did not want to risk her safety. Well, it wasn’t his choice to make. She begged him for one thing, and he betrayed her trust. That wasn’t nobel. It was selfish and cowardly and unfair.




















  • This is what my wife tells me and one of the ways she reminds herself of the progress made. She began working in the late 1990’s and she’s never worn a skirt to work. I know it sounds like a dumb thing to focus on, but just a few years earlier many firms required women to wear skirts in the office. It didn’t matter how you felt about it or if you had good reasons to not (like scars). If you wanted the job you had to wear a skirt.

    To me, skirts to pants is a baby step. The changes made every since #metoo I’d consider to be a seismic shift, which is why many weak men have their knickers in a twist. Still…we have a long way to go before we can claim that we have an equal and safe work environment for all.