Strangers are unknown quantities. A woman does not know who you are and the decades of stats we have on violence against women tells a troubling story. So yeah, she’s going to probably default to a defensive posture if she runs into you in the woods and for good reason. Not because you are a bad person who is a threat to them, but because they do not know who you are or what risk you do or don’t pose. If you are not someone who puts them at risk, then the meme is not about you! You are not assaulting women, congrats! So be an ally for the women who are victims. Listen to them instead of looking for any way their critique is about you specifically.
Some men are dangerous. Women worry about them. If you are not dangerous then there’s nothing for you to be defensive about! An indictment of some men is not an indictment of all men.
Strangers are unknown quantities. A woman does not know who you are and the decades of stats we have on violence against women tells a troubling story. So yeah, she’s going to probably default to a defensive posture if she runs into you in the woods and for good reason. Not because you are a bad person who is a threat to them, but because they do not know who you are or what risk you do or don’t pose. If you are not someone who puts them at risk, then the meme is not about you! You are not assaulting women, congrats! So be an ally for the women who are victims. Listen to them instead of looking for any way their critique is about you specifically.
Some men are dangerous. Women worry about them. If you are not dangerous then there’s nothing for you to be defensive about! An indictment of some men is not an indictment of all men.