Post by chilli on Jan 28, 2018 17:59:54 GMT
Jade Hameister is an incredible explorer.
Earlier this month, the 16-year-old became the youngest person to conquer the Polar Hat Trick – having skied to the North Pole, skated across Greenland’s largest ice cap, and skied down to the South Pole. The feat is considered almost impossible to pull off – and at her young age, it’s particularly impressive. But when Jade gave an inspirational TEDx talk in Melbourne, the comments were flooded with misogynists throwing retro sexist putdowns at her.
‘Good on you sweetie,’ one patronising misogynist wrote. ‘Maybe you could find a successful husband and make him a sandwich.’ Others – and there were a number of them – just wrote: ‘Make me a sandwich’
In response, when Jade skied down to the South Pole earlier this month, she wrote a short, snappy response to her critics.
She posted a photo on Facebook, posing in ski gear with a sandwich. ‘Tonight (it never gets dark this time of year) I skied back to the Pole again… to take this photo for all those men who commented “Make me a sandwich” on my TEDx talk,’ she wrote. ‘I made you a sandwich (ham & cheese). Now ski 37 days and 600km to the South Pole and you can eat it. xx’
Copied from metro.co.uk/2018/01/27/teen-explorer-makes-sandwich-sexist-trolls-leaves-south-pole-7264807/?ito=social
