Crosspost "Can we please take this seriously?" from /r/vancouver:
I'm so tired of seeing news of women and girls getting sexually assaulted and harassed in Vancouver and people telling women to "be safe". This is NOT women's fault!! Women are socialised to do everything in our power to be safe. We have to live in fear and limit our lives because of this. This is exhausting. And to keep being told to do better is so disheartening when it's literally out of your hands and not your fault at all. Self defense classes aren't the answer, addressing the root causes is. Sexualized violence is preventable. Women deserve better than this.
Our words have power. When we put the onus on women, the perpetrators remain invisible and unquestioned. Shift the narrative, start asking "why are men sexually assaulting women?", Instead of "why was she alone?"
VPD self defense workshops stir questions about putting onus on women to avoid sexual assaults
3 girls groped by stranger on Vancouver seawall, police say
Vancouver police see 129% increase in sex assaults by strangers in July alone
Dr Jackson Katz on why violence against women is a men's issue
Edit: you are already proving in the comments how you literally do not care about this issue and do not take this seriously. I get it, it doesn't affect you so fuck it, right? It's incredibly disheartening to see how people don't even try to comprehend what's the problem.
Edit2: here are some resources for sexual violence prevention for people who are actually interested in understanding the issue:
Posted by Sad_Quote_3415 | 20 August 2021 |
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