“Oh look at this guy reading a BOOK at the cafe, he must think he’s sooooo cool! I get he thinks a woman will sleep with him cuz he’s so smart and cultured.”
Or maybe my roommate is having their partner over and they kicked me out and I’d rather do this than just be on my fucking phone for two hours?
Fr I had a friend give me shit for reading Bell Hooks saying it was part of the performative male stereotype. Sorry I’m not gonna stop being a feminist because some people pretend at it for attention or whatever. it’s good shit and we should be encouraging people to dive into works like these and step away from toxic masculine thinking