Freedom of Expression

You know what's even better than freedom of expression?  Freedom of "I'm not expressing anything I'm just being me." I thought of this while Rollerblading not wearing a coat, and having strangers inform me that it or I was cold, that I needed a jacket, or ordering me to wear one.   Would you inform someone arm in arm with her lover, that he was black?  I'm so glad to be past the age when meddlers can make me wear a coat, stay out of the water, control what I do or don't eat...Even better than the freedom to make a statement, is the freedom to not have to justify it.

Addendum: It is not the case that people care and are worried about me and that's why they feel obligated to make ludicrously obvious comments.  People in need get ignored. Proof: I was sitting by the trailside, wearing a single skate and struggling to dislodge a pebble that had jammed the other one.  No one offered to help, even those whose bikes had clearly visible tool pouches.  


Addendum #2: What is referred to as freedom of expression, usually falls into three categories: freedom to make a spectacle of yourself, freedom to live your own life without outside interference, and freedom to hurt others because of your beliefs.  Only the first is really "expression"--the other two are mostly about freedom of religion.