John Werth
Jan 1, 2024

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Thanks. I figure my lane is a straight white son of the suburbs talking to my fellow demographic. Obviously I can’t speak for or at anybody else, but I feel obliged to call us out sometimes. Seeing through privilege is hard but has to be a priority.

My mother was a university professor and not the domestic type, so I didn’t have any notion women should be “traditional” wives. Lord knows she never was. Growing up to discover how men talked about and behaved toward women was horrifying. I guess I hoped we might grow out of it, and some progress has been made, but this recent regression has pissed me the f*ck off.

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John Werth
John Werth

Written by John Werth

Musician and conductor, repairer of woodwinds, owner of dogs, band director, lapsed mathematician, and scribbler of thoughts on humor, politics or both at once.

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