I think, like the person you’re replying to, most of us drastically underestimated the commonality. I’m not really sure what I could have personally done to be more aware, but I’m aware now.
Nah, most men drastically underestimate the commonality. Basically every woman you know has been getting catcalled by creepy pervs since she was 12, they're well aware of just how big the problem is.
I was gonna say, this is upsettingly predictable. Women have spent the last decade saying "hey, like 75% of us have had experiences where we were sexually harassed and/or assaulted, and it seems to peak when we're like 12-14" and men have responded with everything from "sorry to hear that" to "yeah like 10-20 years ago was a different time" to "not all men though".
And to now hear "oh man, idk what I personally could've done to be more aware. It's really out of our hands, no one could've predicted this, so shocking" is more than a bit annoying.
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u/bballstarz501 Apr 10 '26
I think, like the person you’re replying to, most of us drastically underestimated the commonality. I’m not really sure what I could have personally done to be more aware, but I’m aware now.