Comments on: Reasons to Take the Bus http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harassment Log #1 « Pizza Diavola http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-13609 Harassment Log #1 « Pizza Diavola Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:27:12 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-13609 [...] on by creepy taxi driver at 1 A.M., who missed the turns for my street, which freaked me out (see here for why. Trigger warning for the link.). After that, I had him drop me off at a bar rather than my [...] [...] on by creepy taxi driver at 1 A.M., who missed the turns for my street, which freaked me out (see here for why. Trigger warning for the link.). After that, I had him drop me off at a bar rather than my [...]

]]> By: Ladylike http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-3518 Ladylike Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:11:36 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-3518 This is slightly off topic, but I've always loved the 'theft of services' argument. Funny that it only applies to sex workers - and not, say, athletes (boxers, wrestlers and even football players, etc). If those who use the argument were not so blatantly anti-woman, and anti-sex worker in particular, we'd see a number of cases of assault dimissed as 'theft of services' because "he gets paid to get hit/tackled/thrown around so clearly he's just pissed he didn't get paid this time." Even if someone held me down and physically forced me to type a letter (my job involves a lot of letter writing) no one in their right mind would consider that 'theft of sevices' - it would be assault plain and simple. The argument is so transparent I can't believe that anyone considers it a proper defense. This is slightly off topic, but I’ve always loved the ‘theft of services’ argument. Funny that it only applies to sex workers – and not, say, athletes (boxers, wrestlers and even football players, etc). If those who use the argument were not so blatantly anti-woman, and anti-sex worker in particular, we’d see a number of cases of assault dimissed as ‘theft of services’ because “he gets paid to get hit/tackled/thrown around so clearly he’s just pissed he didn’t get paid this time.”

Even if someone held me down and physically forced me to type a letter (my job involves a lot of letter writing) no one in their right mind would consider that ‘theft of sevices’ – it would be assault plain and simple.

The argument is so transparent I can’t believe that anyone considers it a proper defense.

]]> By: Leah http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-3516 Leah Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:53:25 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-3516 That's...not okay. Really I don't know how else to say it. I wonder how many other obscure terms you could couple with rape to get a bunch of recent results. I'm sorry. That’s…not okay. Really I don’t know how else to say it. I wonder how many other obscure terms you could couple with rape to get a bunch of recent results.

I’m sorry.

]]> By: RhianWren http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-3514 RhianWren Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:23:59 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2008/02/19/reasons-to-take-the-bus/#comment-3514 I have had a few taxi-drivers that have made me uncomfortable enough that I don't have taxi drivers drop me right to my house anymore. I generally get them to drop me off down the street, cos I just don't want them knowing where I live. Heaven forbid anything like this ever happen! That is totally FUCKED UP. I have had a few taxi-drivers that have made me uncomfortable enough that I don’t have taxi drivers drop me right to my house anymore. I generally get them to drop me off down the street, cos I just don’t want them knowing where I live.

Heaven forbid anything like this ever happen! That is totally FUCKED UP.

]]>