Men: a list of shit I am tired of because of you

I am tired of men thinking they are entitled to my attention because they find me attractive.

I am tired of men thinking I owe them something as a thanks for them finding me attractive.

I am tired of men reducing me to my attractiveness.

I am tired of being on display.

I am tired of feeling like I am not allowed to display myself without inviting male attention.

I am tired of men infiltrating every space where I exist and demanding my attention and affection.

I am tired of being told that I kind of enjoy unwanted sexual attention.

I am tired of telling men I do not want them only to have them insist that I should.

I am tired of my worth as a woman being tied to beauty.

I am tired of being treated better than other women because I am attractive.

I am tired of being treated worse than other women because I am attractive.

I am tired of being treated worse than other women because I am not attractive enough.

I am tired of beauty as capital.

I am tired of having to worry that I have an expiration date.

I am tired of men  who want to help me because it is heroic to help a pretty girl.

I am tired of men thinking I am a pretty girl when I am an almost middle-aged woman.

I am tired of men thinking I should want them to want me.

I am tired of men thinking I have an obligation to engage with them.

I am tired of men talking to me.

I am tired of men explaining my jokes to me.

I am tired of men explaining my points to me.

I am tired of men explaining how men work to me.

I am tired of men explaining to me that there are some men who do not do every single thing on this list.

I am tired of men thinking I should feel bad if I do something that makes them find me unattractive.

I am tired of men deciding that they are punishing me by telling me they do not find me attractive.

I am tired of men thinking it is an insult to them if I am not attractive to them.

I am tired of men thinking they are entitled to being attracted to me.

I am tired of men thinking I owe it to them to be attractive.

I am tired of men thinking that if I do not want their attention then I should not be attractive.

I am tired of men thinking I should always want their attention.

I am tired of attention.

I am tired of being afraid of that attention ending.

I am tired of internalizing all of this.

I am tired of wanting to be desireable to some men and having to navigate the minefield of all men feeling they are those few.

I am tired of men thinking they absolutely have a right to be those few.

I am tired of apologizing.

I am tired of apologizing for apologizing.

I am tired of hearing from men.

I am tired of men telling me they are tired of hearing about how I am tired of hearing from men.

I am tired of men.