Am I mute?

Lately, more so now than ever, I feel like I am screaming sometimes and no one even notices. Why is it so hard to have a voice as a woman amongst majority of men?

It’s incredible how you can be the only woman in a conversation amongst men as they argue what is and is not appropriate language used on women.

Am I literally crazy and not know I’m mute?

That’s an actual thought I had earlier today in a work meeting.

And then to address any misogyny afterwards just to be gaslit- being told you’re hurtful for misunderstanding their humor.

Read that again.

I am being hurtful because I cannot take a joke based on misogyny and chauvinism.

Isn’t that incredible.

Basically it’s-

“STAY QUIET and be ignored because we’ll just drown you out before you hold us accountable and work on our fragile male egos.“

Sigh. What a tiring life.

Am I the problem?