In the break room at the job, there's one of those little Arcade1Up Street Fighter II cabinets, and the other night, a coworker asked me to play. I was Ryu, he was Ken. He asked me how I was throwing fireballs. I explained the motion to him but he couldn't do it. (1/4)
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And of course I do this and things like it all the time, stay silent about my own knowledge or expertise about certain things to avoid making men feel challenged or uncomfortable, because it's just easier than dealing with the possible fallout.
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Some men are replying saying they would do the same thing I did, not challenge the guy, and I get that. Perhaps more pertinent is that VERY few women I've known would have the confidence/arrogance to assert that if they couldn't throw a fireball, it simply must not be possible.
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I guess the fact that he even needed to rationalize his failure to do the move with the explanation that Ken must just not have the move was a bit of a red flag for me. Like it was an attempt on his part to save face. And I didn't want to threaten that. (5/4)
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