Connection is a bizarre thing.
The smallest thing can be an indicator that you’re truly connected. A pair of sunglasses, the color of their shirt the last time you saw them, the words the questions they ask.
But sometimes you’re just both wearing red shoes.
Bars are good places to make wordy, scribbled comics.
The greatest compliment I’ve ever received on a first date wasn’t that I was attractive, funny, or interesting, but that I made them feel safe.
This isn’t me bragging as if I’m incredibly enlightened. This isn’t me pretending that anything I did or do is special. Listening to women and respecting their boundaries is basic human decency. And yet, as much as I care about these issues and do my best to be sure that the women around me feel safe, I know I have been part of the problem.
So if you find yourself thinking, even for a moment, that our culture doesn’t need feminism, please go educate yourself. For a good list of stories that relate to the event that inspired today’s comic, see the #YesAllWomen hashtag on twitter.