Actress Brie Larson is not a fan of men asking a woman for her phone number.
Larson went on a tear late Thursday night about how being a woman is to “live life on the defense” after a man asked for her phone number.
I merely smiled at a TSA agent and he asked for my phone number. To live life as a woman is to live life on the defense.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
As always, I stand with the brave survivors of sexual assault and harassment. It’s not your fault. I believe you.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
My recent tweets were an invitation to hear my experience as a woman. Are you up to learning something that may challenge your current view?
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
First step: listen. I don’t need you explain why my experience is invalid. I need you to listen because I am not a liar and I have a soul.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
Second: ask questions. If you don’t understand, believe in us enough to learn more. This can be challenging if our perspectives differ.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
Third: speak from a place of love. Remember that we are (hopefully) just trying to make the world a safer place for all.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
Fourth: social media can broaden your world view. It can bring us together to learn. Don’t miss this opportunity to grow in unexpected ways
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
Should a TSA ask a woman for her phone number? Probably not, but not because of sexism or some other weird reason. You just shouldn’t be asking for a woman’s number while on the job. It’s a professional thing, not about being on “defense.”
The “King Kong: Skull Island” actress has some valid points with her later tweets, but having a meltdown over a guy asking for a woman’s phone number is wild. How is any guy going to meet any woman, or vice versa, if men can’t ask for a woman’s phone number? It’s not something worth freaking out over.