This is what I hate about those "gotcha" moments when someone refuses to believe a woman knows what she's talking about. You have to be an expert at @gailsimone.bsky.social's level. If you just know a lot, people (men) (SOME men, don't @ me) assume you're an idiot playacting at having expertise.
Post something that still traumatizes you.
I still get that once in a while.
Right now, it’s a lot from people who know the X-men from movies or the cartoons.
Pal, I bought Giant-Sized X-Men with my school milk money.
:)
Comics in the Golden Age
Sarah Ovenall
Scott Tate
Gail Simone
TMS.
This is what I hate about those "gotcha" moments when someone refuses to believe a woman knows what she's talking about. You have to be an expert at @gailsimone.bsky.social's level. If you just know a lot, people (men) (SOME men, don't @ me) assume you're an idiot playacting at having expertise.
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. n.pr/4uyjU6z
But there is a real reluctance to just speak up and present yourself as an authority, when you ARE an actual authority.
And it felt weird that I sort of had to present my bona fides to be taken seriously.
Anyway, it turned out fun and I was glad I spoke up.
But the kicker is…
