These tweets perfectly sum up what’s wrong with ‘The Friend Zone’
We've heard it time and time again since we were kids.
It's been in movies, TV shows, magazines, and now even made into memes.
Yep, it's The Friend Zone.
One writer saw a series of pictures shared on Twitter with the caption, "These dudes were the definition of being in the friend zone."
These dudes were the definition of being in the friend zone pic.twitter.com/jF4XyYbEQd
— Jiraiya (@YahBoyJiraiya) November 15, 2016
It shows pictures of friends in cartoons, such as Kim and Ron in Kim Possible and Sheen and Libby in Jimmy Neutron.
Well, David Slack, an animations writer has called out the term on Twitter, and he does it SO well:
Hi. I wrote two of these characters. I hope you someday learn what Beast Boy already knew: that women are actually people…
— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) July 3, 2017
They're not games to be won. They have their own minds & hearts, & they don't owe you a relationship just because you're attracted to them.
— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) July 3, 2017
It's neither strange nor nonsensical. The statement "she put me in the friend zone" implies it's a bad place to be & you don't belong there.
— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) July 4, 2017
This implication rests on the assumption that you have the right to be in the "romantic zone" regardless of how the woman feels.
— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) July 4, 2017
And that disregard for the wants, needs, & basic humanity of a woman you claim to like… is misogyny. Hope that clears things up.
— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) July 4, 2017
So, next time anyone utters the words 'friend zone', just show them this.
