The exceptional woman will never be spared

You’re pretty, you’re funny, you’re a little hot in a way that men really like. You don’t speak up for the women who are less fortunate than you, the ones who are fat, ugly, disabled, black, or trans. You exceptional woman are their prize, it’s the carrot that they dangle before their noses, a reminder of what they could have if they shut up and act nice.<br><br>Doesn’t matter. You will be beaten, you will be raped, you will be murdered. The things that make you exceptional in their eyes will be the very things that lead them to hurt you.<br><br>You know this because a few years ago, one of them beat up a pretty lady who was also funny, and they ruined her face. You saw her picture, and you cringed. Maybe you even posted a few words in support of her, but you never really thought about it too hard. Why would you? You’re not a nerd with a baggy t shirt and an anime avatar. You don’t have to worry about that sort of thing.<br><br>But you do. Every woman does. A man doesn’t need a reason to hurt a woman, and he doesn’t need a reason to hurt you in particular. You’re just as disposable to them as the lady with the ruined face. They will hurt you because they can, and everyone will reassure you that it’s just the way things are.<br><br>Well fuck that. Fuck every last one of them, and fuck every last one of you who defend them. The exceptional woman will never be spared.