It's Just Words

Chapter 1

Why is "run like a girl" an insult?
Why are we princesses when we are young and witches when we are older?
Why is it called boys will be boys but never girls will be girls as an excuse?
Why do women get shut up as "too emotional, too sensitive, too much, too loud, too vulgar"?
Why is "pussy" used as weak, when it's physically powerful?
Why are "balls" equated with strength, when they're physically vulnerable?
Why do we get period-shamed, when it is a completely natural process?
Why is the main response "it was just a joke" when we call out misogynistic memes?

Chapter 2

Why do men think catcalling is some kind of compliment?
Why do men not change side of streets to appear less scary?
Why do men say "not all men" but never silence their misogynistic friend when he makes jokes about women?
Why is it normal that we ask our girlfriends if they got home safe — always?
Why would women rather choose the bear than the man in a dark forest?
Why are men offended, when women talk about feminism?

Chapter 3

Why is anger read as unprofessionalism in some bodies and as leadership in others?
Why is female work considered less worthy than male work?
Why does "professional" so often mean "closer to whiteness"?
Why is "everything from men" framed as better when wars have overwhelmingly been started by men and the biggest economic fails have been based on men's greed?
Why are some women expected to educate everyone and then blamed for being tired?
Why do men think women are less competent / intelligent / important / human?
Why do men think women are less…
Why do men use power to abuse others?
Why does AI delete the most uncomfortable questions from the list?

Chapter 4

Why do men want to decide what women can do with their bodies?
Why is it that we take hormonal birth control when we are just teenagers?
But when we decide to not want children in our twenties and ask for sterilisation, doctors hesitate to perform the operation?
Why are men studs when the body count is high, but women are called sluts with the same body count?
Why do men think the bodies of women are their property?
Why do we get asked what we have been wearing instead of how we cope after a sexual assault?
Why do men drug women and rape them or let them be raped by others?
Why do we assume rape accusations are "made up" for attention?
Why do we name offenders monsters, but don't realise that they are just normal men?

did you mean yes?

Chapter 5

Why is that women do the majority of unpaid care work but men get compliments when doing the bare minimum?
Why are some women protected by institutions, while others are policed by them?
Why did it take so long until marital rape was treated as rape?
Why do men hit women?
Why do men kill women?
Why does publicity keep talking about a relationship drama instead of feminicides?
Why do we die more often by the hand of our next of kin than the stranger in the woods?
Why does something always have to happen before authority acts?

Chapter 6

Why are diseases like endometriosis under-researched compared to issues framed as male-default?
Why is research in women's health under-funded?
Why do women receive less pain medication in emergency settings?
Why is extreme cycle pain treated as "normal" when it actually isn't?
Why did it take so long to use female crash-test dummies to test cars?
Why have so many drugs been tested mainly on young, white men?
Why are there so many tested and effective drugs for erection problems but still no cure for ME/CFS?

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Why do men choose to rather not comment cases like Pelicot or Ulmen? Larissa

Why do we still need to explain why feminism matters to everyone? anonymous

Why does it take a man to say it for it to be believed? Maria