It's telling that primarily men (except for one trans woman) are choosing to nitpick on this to tell me I'm wrong in some way.
I literally don't say to not teach women how to defend themselves.
I literally do say that "at least" as many resources need to be directed at the literal *root cause* of violence against women: male violence.
You're all showing who you are, which is helpful to women, and others, who can now know to avoid you.
I am truly disturbed by men who choose to reinforce the notion that boys and men are unteachable. the folks replying to say as much (notably the men) appall me.
What?
"I'm a raptor, and I'm here to say, raptors are impossible to control, we should only teach women to fight raptors because it does no good to teach raptors to attack people less."
Except men aren't raptors, they're humans. Human brains are capable of so much more. They can do better.