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Rachel Mansi's avatar

Instagram is crawling with them, posing in cars, showing off expensive watches and hard-won medals. I don't believe that the photos are of them, or belong to them. What I find particularly amusing is that I have two Instagram accounts, one if which is for my quilting, and that one attracts far more unwanted male attention. I think they think that a woman who loves fabric and sewing must be lonely, when in fact the opposite is true. A woman with a creative outlet is never bored or lonely; we have the means to express ourselves and a community of similarly creative friends, and no need at all of men who lurk in basements stealing other people's photos and claiming them as their own.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Exactly this. Why do these men think that in order to be complete or have rich and complex lives, men have to get involved.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Men always have to be helping!

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Robert Zara's avatar

You might be interested in this forthcoming book: https://unbound.com/books/keanu/

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thank you. x

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June Girvin's avatar

I hear you. I've had a couple of those follows too, and I'm just an avatar.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

It's so depressing. x

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Keris Fox's avatar

The Lucy Robinson ref. I love you.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

I am a woman of a certain age, and that age is very much hardwired for Neighbours references!

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Keris Fox's avatar

Not to brag, but I can still (sort of) recite the rhymes Clive taught Scott to help him with his exams.

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Sarah's avatar

Not related to the majority of the post, but I can highly recommend Storygraph for books books and more books without the annoying Amazon connection of Goodreads.

Of course, this was also hilarious

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Ooh, I will check it out. Thank you. x

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Debs Cooper's avatar

oh dear, I'm chuckling so hard I worry I won't be able to use my 'block' finger properly next time one of these dickweasels pops up - nail on head as per!

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Ha ha!

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Teri Adams's avatar

I have gotten some weird follows, too, here and on Medium. Based on long experience, they were easy to spot, but fuck. Disappointing, like finding a trail of ants in the kitchen.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Yes indeed.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Yes!!

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