Do you think that the reason men tend to be less afraid and hesitant to go for late night walks compared to women is not because of privilege but rather the ideology that’s often instilled into boys that they should be at the forefront of danger(if that makes sense) and they shouldn’t feel fear due to the fact that they’re male?

See, I’m not sure if I phrased the question right but I’ve just been thinking about it. Like when I was scared of something, my parents would often comfort me but when my brothers were scared they’d say something along the lines of “you’re a boy, you can’t be scared.” or “You can’t be a yellow dog.” So if you consider the possibility that a lot of men are told this from a young age, then could you actually call it male privilege or is it just suppressing fear due to being told that it’s not okay for you to feel that way for a long time? Like, women, most of the time, tend to be more protected than men, so obviously when they walk alone, they’re gonna feel a sense of insecurity and of course if they had a past case of an assault they’re gonna be even more fearful but I’ve seen cases where men have been assaulted both sexually and physically and whilst they tend to have a bit more edge, they still do late night walks. So I’m thinking maybe it’s because of like the mindset of “not being a coward” we instill in our young men. Im probably repeating myself at this point but,basically men probably still feel this fear and anxiety about walking late at night too but it’s probably pushed back due to the things they were told as kids. I don’t really know a lot and all of this could be wrong so I just want to hear what other people think.

I can’t really focus on a particular thought right now so I’m sorry if you have a stroke reading this since it’s so horribly written but I just wanted to know because it crossed my mind. Also sorry if this post doesn’t belong here, I really didn’t know where to ask this and I’m most familiar with this subreddit so, yeah.