You know when you meet an atheist (or a Christian/Muslim/etc. for our theist members out there) that makes you ashamed to call yourself an atheist (or a Christian/Muslim/etc.)
The other day my dad ran into a lady that made me ashamed to call myself a feminist.
He graciously opened a door for her and she turned around with an insulted expression. "What!? Do you think I can't open doors?" she exclaimed.
I decided that this is a good opportunity for me to "come clean". I have an issue with doors.
This post isn't a plea for guys to open doors for me. I'm fully aware that I traded that right in when I asked to be treated equally. It's a good trade if you ask me.
What it is a plea for:
The other day my dad ran into a lady that made me ashamed to call myself a feminist.
He graciously opened a door for her and she turned around with an insulted expression. "What!? Do you think I can't open doors?" she exclaimed.
I decided that this is a good opportunity for me to "come clean". I have an issue with doors.
- I push doors that I should pull and pull doors that I should push
- Sometimes I use too much force and sometimes too little.
- Sometimes doors have a hidden "open device" that you need to utilise before the door will allow you to open it.
- When I eventually get the door open I sometimes hurt myself (it's usually my head or toe that suffers) or I stumble through dropping anything I was carrying.
- The scariest of all is the "invisible door" that stops you in your tracks (giving you a nice bruise on your forehead) without any warning
This post isn't a plea for guys to open doors for me. I'm fully aware that I traded that right in when I asked to be treated equally. It's a good trade if you ask me.
What it is a plea for:
- To the lady who spend years practising opening doors and finally mastered it: I'm aware that it can be frustrating if you can't show off your skill to other people when a guy opens the door for you. But please spare a thought for those of us who has not reached "Door opening 1.0" and be kind to the guy.
- To the other people out there: If you see someone struggle with a door that you were about to go through, step up and help them (the same way you will hopefully help someone who is carrying a lot of things). He/She might just be a gamer boy/girl who is trying to get from point A to point B without the help of a NPC.
