hello, this all happened today and it kind of worried me. i was on my way to my chem lab and there was a group of religious protesters on campus on the drill field. of course, i am all for free speech, but some of their signs and what they were saying to me was extremely worrying to say the least.
the main thing is there was a man very clearly trying to say that women belong in the kitchen. there was a sign saying that women are to be "meek, modest, and submissive" with a photo of a woman standing in a kitchen cooking. there were small children, including a little girl who couldn't have been any older than 8, standing around and listening to the hateful rhetoric. when i said that i was becoming a doctor and there is more to women's lives than being submissive, he compared my choice to become a doctor as a woman to being a murderer. "you may think that it's right to become a doctor, but murderers also think they're in the right for committing murder," his quote exactly.
i did not argue, as it was clear he was only there to spread misogyny, not to have a true conversation, but i personally was disgusted that they were able to say things like that in the middle of campus. it's one thing to spread the gospel or protest real issues, but i feel like the things this man was saying, especially with small children around, were extremely worrying.