I personally don't 'get' what women mean when they talk about experiencing sexism and harassment and lack of safety - I don't relate to it or experience it very much, and I know some other women who agree. It's weird the disparity here, that some women report so much trouble...
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Slightly more negatively responsive, there's more avoidance in stuff like eye contact and positioning of body, there's sort of a self-protective air, like they're aware there is something to protect. I'm not saying harassment is their fault at all, but it's my theory as to why
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Harassment seems to happen more to them and less to me and some other women I know. I was brought up in a culturally isolated environment and in my formative years rarely experienced sexually predatory men, and I think that gave me some subconscious fearlessness
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That now functions as a signal to men that they'll get less a reaction from me. For example, I generally like being catcalled, and get catcalled less than most women I know.
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I have a similar theory about robbery. Some friends of mine live in "the bad part of town", yet they've never been robbed. I think it comes down to the same thing: they know the place, and walk around confidently.
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Meanwhile, someone from outside the neighborhood gets there, and walks around with much less confidence, and show they are clueless about the ways of the place, just kinda loss overall. Plus some gear, from knowing the reputation of that side of the town.
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Can’t speak for women but certainly true for men. Walk around confidently = less likely to be picked on / stopped for whatever reason.
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This somewhat lines up with this study, where women taking a 4 week course in resisting sexual assault were much less likely to experience rape/attempted rape, or sexual coercion.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/showing-women-how-to-resist-sexual-aggression-reduced-chances-of-rape/2015/06/15/3935ba14-1067-11e5-9726-49d6fa26a8c6_story.html?utm_term=.29205d14caf3 …
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