For a little while, Z was really interested in what he styled as "old sayings:" colloquialisms, idioms, folk wisdom, and the like. Since that time, I'm extra attuned to circumstances in which an old saying might be relevant. I find myself fairly often beginning sentences with, "There's an old saying that goes..."
With that awareness, I started noticing how many horribly sexist and body shaming bits of folk wisdom are floating around. They're pretty inescapable. I cope through humor, friends, so my newest strategy is just to edit them. Every time I hear an old saying that's sexist or body shaming, I just edit the second half to "smash the patriarchy." I accomplish nothing by this minor act of sedition, but it sure makes me feel better.
If you can't tone it, smash the patriarchy.
Nothing tastes as good as smash the patriarchy.
A moment on the lips, forever smash the patriarchy.
Barefoot, pregnant, and smash the patriarchy.
Men are from Mars; women smash the patriarchy.
Boys will smash the patriarchy.
Would you like to play along? Suggest your edits in the comments.
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