Things I want on shirts

[terrie]

Here are some things I would love to see on a T-shirt:

-I offend someone. And so do you.
-Chaotic cute.
-Don't ask. I'm just like this.
-I am NOT a delicate flower.

If I had to pick one, right now I'd go with the last one. Why? Because, despite being a scrawny girl child, I'm not going to break. See, in addition to Tai Chi, I'm also taking a Ba Gua class. It's a bit more physical and we do a fair amount of applications. Most of this is pretty slow, but sometimes we break out the contact pads and hit or kick things. Some of the guys will encourage me to hit harder and harder, so I can get a real feel for it. But when I'm holding the pads for them? Light tap. Light tap. Seriously, people, I'm not going to break. I'm tougher than I look. I have never in my life broken a bone, despite somethings that probaby should have done so. I've only ever sprained anything twice in twenty four years. I have had at least a couple hundred thousands bruises in my life, but all that's done is make me not afraid of being bruised. I've had some pretty nasty cuts, but nothing to require stitches. I've given myself two majot wallops to the head resulting in one hell of a lump, but never a concussion. I am tougher than I look, boys! Shockingly enough, despite your encouragements, I've never hit you as hard as I can. (I think they think I am hitting as hard as I can, 'cause scrawny=wimpy in their minds). I'm not asking you to hit as hard as you can. But please don't hold back just because I'm a girl! Again, I will not break.

Comments

[neonhummingbird.livejournal.com]

I am NOT a delicate flower.

< snicker > I approve of the sentiment, don't get me wrong! This is absolutely the right attitude in the dojo.

But it still brings me back havocthecat's wedding, and the bridesmaid mantra: "We are frail, fragile flowers of femininity -- and we'll kick the ass of anyone who says otherwise!"

[terrie01.livejournal.com]

If I were a flower, I think I'd be water hemlock, which looks like wild parsnip (which is safe), but is dangerous.

[terrie01.livejournal.com]

Um... Thanks, I think.

[beloitst.livejournal.com]

OMG! I want "Chaotic Cute"!!

[terrie01.livejournal.com]

See, the message shouldn't be "Don't hit women". After all, it shouldn't be more acceptable to smack someone around for no reason simply because they're a guy.

And, as much as I love you, as a guy, I'm not sure you get the subtext. I'm not asking them to really whallop me, just to put enough force behind it that I can feel SOMETHING through the pads. When they refuse, they're telling me that I'm not capable. That being XX and not XY makes me inherently less able to handle physical activity. I don't mind that they hold back a litte. I'm not very heavy and, no, I can't take as much force as say, Bill, who is 6 ft + and over 200 pounds. But they're using the same level of force with me, a grown woman, that they use with the 5 ft tall 13 yer old boy who takes the class, while at the same time telling me to use more force on them. It drives me up the wall because I'm not getting as much out of class as I could.

[terrie01.livejournal.com]

Blame it on hermitgeeko. She declared it my D&D alignment.

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

I'd rather blame it on hermitgeecko. I like the spelling better.

Anyway...

I want the delicate flower one too! Maybe we should open up a CafePress store with cool T-shirt slogans just so we can own them.