RE: Why do feminists have such a bad reputation?
April 22, 2013 at 12:11 pm
(This post was last modified: April 22, 2013 at 12:11 pm by Violet.)
Well... it is on a person to not rape (as once they rape they've become a rapist), and ideally women shouldn't have to be careful about what they wear, where they walk, who they're with, what they say, how they stand, etc.
Unfortunately, it's because there's a possibility that one of their actions might incite someone to rape them (or someone else) that their being careful is probably for 'the best'. It isn't about necessity, but about measured respect for the possibility of a negative occurrence
I'll note: I typically don't wear a hard hat when working construction or moving things with heavy equipment... but I always wear a life jacket when I'm around a body of water deeper than I am tall. Respect
Unfortunately, it's because there's a possibility that one of their actions might incite someone to rape them (or someone else) that their being careful is probably for 'the best'. It isn't about necessity, but about measured respect for the possibility of a negative occurrence
I'll note: I typically don't wear a hard hat when working construction or moving things with heavy equipment... but I always wear a life jacket when I'm around a body of water deeper than I am tall. Respect
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
