• AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works
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    It’s a sad state of affairs, but that’s how it is. As a veloci er… regular human being that happens to be male, I can see why this happens. And one of the main problems we still have as a society is that when something happens to a woman, one of the things many assholes ask first is: “how was she dressed?” As if somehow it was the woman’s fault because the poor man couldn’t help it.

    • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      👀👀

      In all seriousness, yeah, we (women) all know that’s how it is. The image is critiquing the status quo though, because it’s fluffing stupid.

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        And the stupidest part of it is that this status quo hurts men too. Because they don’t realize that perpetuating it makes women afraid of men (with a valid reason).

        Hell, right now, if a man approaches a woman, her first reaction is fear and distrust, and it’s justified because they learned that it’s better to fear a man and be safe than to trust him and be sorry later. And this is hurting men too because makes it harder to find someone even if you are a sane (as in not a potential rapist) individual. Helping to perpetuate this status quo is basically shooting ourselves in the foot, repeatedly.

        PS: just in case it wasn’t clear, I speak as a male human being. 👀