The @nytimes has deleted this, saying it was “poorly phrased,” but this is not about the wrong choice of words - it’s the constant diminishment and laughing off of women’s pain.
@treblemaker909 At the gym, at least 5 times, the coach has asked me, “Why don’t you let me write up a diet plan for you?” I’m 47 years old, I’ve played a contact sport for the past 10 years, I’m lifting more than the other women in the gym, why the hell would I pay YOU to tell me what to eat?
Is it still roller derby breaking your heart, if it’s your teammates’ lack of commitment to roller derby breaking your heart? I know this is an out of character post for me, but it’s where I am today.
@WynterStorm24 That says more about that woman than you. I’m sorry she vomited her emotional bullshit on you; you don’t deserve that. Thank god you don’t have to live with her shallow value system. It must be torturous. Ugh.
So this woman at the gym told me she would've killed herself if she ever got to my size. And normally jabs at my weight don't bother me but that one...really hurt...
@NicholasFerroni That I remember, 10th grade typing class Ms. Manley. She made us have clipped nail, no gum chewing, and no nonsense. I was terrified. I couldn’t type fast for shit, but I can type. Also, her nephew was Dexter Manley.
@spacey_lords@thederbyapex@cristaxlynne Oh my god, but then there are the moments when you get to play with them and they tell you good job or are about the kindest and humblest people on the planet and you just swoon. ❤️❤️❤️