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Safety isn't a luxury

4 months ago by LadyButterfly she/her to c/womensstuff

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FoxyFerengi 74 points 4 months ago

I'm on a solo camping trip across the country, and have had to leave two campgrounds because men kept inching closer to my camp and scoping me out in ways that made me feel very uncomfortable. It's different than when men see my car or tent and want to engage with me about it, that's a very direct and friendly approach and I'm always happy to have those conversations. This was very predatory feeling, and now I'm keeping defensive things in my pockets at all times :/

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WhoIzDisIz 25 points 4 months ago

The most telling thing about this account is the reaction: pretty much everyone knows it actually happens, and doesn't contest it. Meanwhile, if a male claimed the same the immediate reaction would be intense skepticism - not because it can't happen, but because it's just nowhere near as much a common, daily occurrence as it is the other way around.

EDIT: uhg, sorry - having come from the "all" feed, I replied to this post without looking at the community name. I'm admittedly male, so if you want to remove my comment I understand. Sorry for the accidental intrusion.

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ZDL 11 points 4 months ago

Thank you very much for that edit and apology.

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ZDL 9 points 4 months ago

I live in one of the more statistically safe cities in the world, but old habits die hard and I always carry two knives in two different places on my person.

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LostCarcosan 8 points 4 months ago

Knives are absolutely terrible for self defense. It not only takes a certain type of conviction that most people end up not having to stab or slash another, but they also do not always immediately disable an attacker. Unless you stab or slash the throat, eyes, or a tendon, you'll more than likely just piss an attacker off. Pepper spray is a much more useful and easier to use self defense tool

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