BeepMar 10

Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US

https://lemmus.org/post/20739133

Show thread🌈 vanta rainbow black 🌈Mar 10

unless you’ve actually literally lived as a woman you cannot know the monumental amount of sexual harassment we face and fear on a day-to-day basis. doubly so for trans women. every single moment i am alone in public i am deathly anxious that i could be harassed (sexually or otherwise) or hate-crimed or whatever. and the worst part is, there’s nothing i could do about it. the perpetrator would get away scot-free. the cops do not fucking care

however bad you think it is, it’s worse. whatever you’re imagining, it is exponentially more horrendous

Show threadAllero

As a man, I genuinely wonder how much actual harassment women face vs how much they hear about it, driving the anxiety.

I get to feel that a lot of these fears are real, but many are manufactured. But I can be wrong.

Mar 10 at 10:12pmWeb
Show threadBeesbeesbeesMar 10
Anecdotally, last week I (middle aged lady) was approached by two strange men. One tried to grab me outside my work site, and one told me how lovely I was and asked for my number (in target). It’s much, much worse for young women. It’s not manufactured, unlike the doubt of women’s lived experience seems to be.
Show threadmcvMar 11
I’m pretty sure it’s much, much worse than you think. In fact, I’m fairly sure it’s much worse than I think. Men don’t experience it, women are reluctant to talk about it because some men react aggressively to claims that men react aggressively.
Show threadJayDeeMar 11

I have yet to meet a woman I’m close enough friends with who doesn’t have a personal sexual assault story. Not a harrassment story, an SA story. Could just be bad luck but i don’t think it is. It also lines right up with the statistic that 3/4 women get sexually assaulted before 30 (that stat is from memory, but I’ll try and track it down in a bit.)

I believe It is much worse than you think.

Show threadVelmaMar 11
The 1 in 6 stat from RAINN are for attempted rape and rape, not sexual harassment or assault. Those numbers are even higher. That’s why there’s a difference between what you remember.
Show threadVelmaMar 11

1 in 6 women in the US have experienced either an attempt or complete rape attempt.

rainn.org/…/facts-statistics-the-scope-of-the-pro…

That’s not even touching on sexual harassment or assault.

Facts and Statistics: The Scope of the Problem

Learn the facts about sexual violence in America. Discover key statistics, challenge misconceptions, and find out how—together—we can support survivors.

RAINN
Show thread🌈 vanta rainbow black 🌈Mar 11
i didn’t speak in detail about the very many numerous times i’ve been sexually harassed in public only because it’s too depressing to think about lmao
Show threadbalsoftMar 11
I get your point, but if you actually go out and speak with women who trust you, chances are they will all have multiple stories of harassment and/or SA that will make your hair stand up. It’s not just fearmongering, there are a lot of awful men out there (in absolute terms)