Me Too

 I was kind of surprised when the "Me Too" movement came about.  Looking at the nearly naked clothes worn by some celebrity women, and listening to song lyrics largely by men, it seemed to me that people were all fine with life being like a meat market.  If you were beautiful and sexy and willing to put out or be with many partners, then life was your oyster.  The shows like bachelor and love island and the like (I intentionally didn't capitalize them) leave very little to the imagination.

It all is not my cup of tea. I was unlucky in marriage and had a partner who would have preferred I looked and/ or acted like some of the women I view as loose or amoral. At least that is what he told me.  I wasn't good enough.  I was so tired of being compared to that. So tired.  I am not at all anxious to get back into anything like that.  The world is ugly in my view.

But, not all people are ugly.  If I wanted to I could go looking for someone who shared my views.  I am sure there is an old shoe for this old sock. I just don't know if I want to spend precious time shopping for shoes.  I am okay on my own. But, back in the day, I was harassed at my job by a fellow teacher.  I didn't look at it as a compliment at the time, and I would rather not have been harassed, but I do know that once somebody thought I was good looking enough, or young and stupid enough to fall for such nonsense.  

I just find myself wondering about the mixed messages out there.  Young girls don't know how they are supposed to be.  Young boys don't either.  I wish I could whisper in their ears--It isn't all about sex.  Sex is just a part of life, not the whole thing.