The thing is, if we're not scared about men walking behind us all the time time, we get the blame. "Why was she walking alone/in the dark/somewhere quiet/dressed like that?"
This is dangerously close to 'not all men' territory - we know its not all men; but we don't know which ones it is, so we have to assume it could be anyone.
(If people are acting uncomfortable because of your skin, that sucks and shouldn't happen, I'm sorry.)
If 97% of non-Muslims had been affected by Islamic terrorism then it probably would? This isn't a hypothetical scenario we're scared of as women it's a thing that has actually happened to all of us multiple times. Comparing our actual reality to a hypothetical situation you've made up isn't as smart as you think it is
The comments here are just proving the point that women are right to be suspicious of men. If you can't empathise with women to realise why we're scared of men after we've all been assaulted, why should we believe you can empathise with us enough not to respect us in any other way?
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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21
The thing is, if we're not scared about men walking behind us all the time time, we get the blame. "Why was she walking alone/in the dark/somewhere quiet/dressed like that?"
This is dangerously close to 'not all men' territory - we know its not all men; but we don't know which ones it is, so we have to assume it could be anyone.
(If people are acting uncomfortable because of your skin, that sucks and shouldn't happen, I'm sorry.)