My mum: ...don't know what you could do, I suppose [your brother] could walk you down the aisle Me: what? I'm not planning on being walked down the aisle by anyone. Mum: [is aghast] [splutters a bit] Me: look, the tradition is rooted in the patriarchy, women as property, I'm not chattel... Mum: oh for crying out loud! It's not about property, it's chivalry and guidance and protection and... Me: oh for crying out loud yourself! What exactly am I going to need protection from? There's no danger! And I won't need guidance because I'm hardly going to get lost, am I!
[Later, when I related this to Marcus] Marcus: we should have someone dress up in a bear suit and hide behind a pillar. And no one else would be able to see it except her!
M and I walked in together. Kingston registry office is a lovely place to get married, even on an overcast day in october.
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Me: what? I'm not planning on being walked down the aisle by anyone.
Mum: [is aghast] [splutters a bit]
Me: look, the tradition is rooted in the patriarchy, women as property, I'm not chattel...
Mum: oh for crying out loud! It's not about property, it's chivalry and guidance and protection and...
Me: oh for crying out loud yourself! What exactly am I going to need protection from? There's no danger! And I won't need guidance because I'm hardly going to get lost, am I!
[Later, when I related this to Marcus]
Marcus: we should have someone dress up in a bear suit and hide behind a pillar. And no one else would be able to see it except her!
M and I walked in together. Kingston registry office is a lovely place to get married, even on an overcast day in october.