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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Oct 11

      Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Laura Kenworthy

      This will be women who don't live each day with an awareness of our own physical vulnerability. I truly believe this is a thing being impressed on women now tho and those who say they do think like that (but don't live in something like a warzone) are completely honest about it.https://twitter.com/laurakenworthy/status/1050455072541429760 …

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      Laura Kenworthy @laurakenworthy
      Replying to @quellist1 @HPluckrose
      Wow. Staggered that you have women disputing the suggestion that a) women live on a daily basis with an awareness of their own physical vulnerability that simply never occurs to most men and b) that ‘smile love’ is a thing. I have a mostly cheerful resting face and still get it.
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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Oct 11

      It makes me wonder if the explanation is the same as the one suggested for the phenomenon known as helicopter parenting which has risen up at the same time. Because big risks like sudden death from many diseases & war have been largely absent from western experience for decades..

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    3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Oct 11

      ...we have turned our attention to much less likely risks and protections from them. So kids are not allowed to walk to the park & play on their own coz the possibility exists that they could encounter a paedophile or other danger or just fall off a swing.

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    4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Oct 11

      I thought this when looking at the song in which the woman listed all the things she couldn't do because she was a woman. Included opening the door in pyjamas. The chances of the person on the other side being a home-invading rapist is statistically very low indeed but possible

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    5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Oct 11

      Is it possible that this is a similar narrowing of attention to possible but unlikely dangers which are then built up to something some women live with as a constant fear and limit their lives in response to? It seems possible.

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Oct 11

      If so, some kind of free range female adulting advocacy could be warranted in cases where women are limiting their lives in fear of a danger that is very unlikely. Obv not in cases where the fear of attack is realistic. And in either case, focus is still needed on reducing danger

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        2. Caitlin Marchand‏ @CaitEMarchand Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          As a mom of girls I worry the message they'll get is 1) the world is incredibly dangerous and men are scary 2) it's sexist to suggest any behaviours for women to reduce risk because men should do the changing 1/2

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        3. Caitlin Marchand‏ @CaitEMarchand Oct 11
          Replying to @CaitEMarchand @HPluckrose

          What I'd rather teach them is 1) there are risks inherent in being a woman but they are statistically pretty rare and most men are decent 2) there are things you can do to lower risk yourself in case shitty men remain shitty (which they probably will)

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        1. Stackem‏ @_Surfers_Girl Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Free Range Adulting Advocacy! Sign me up. We have an uphill battle ahead of us, Helen.

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        1. Regina 🎃‏ @ReginaD83 Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Lol, free range.

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        1. erstish‏ @erstish Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          I wonder why you personally view sexual harassment against yourself as “very unlikely”?

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        1. Percy Mercury‏ @percymace Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          And you're right about guys, 95% of us are always evaluating situations in public for our own or families protection. Whether at the park or a night out on the town we try to be aware. It;s just one of those things you have to do as some people are just assholes.

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        1. Percy Mercury‏ @percymace Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          ...so maybe combined with media stories it built up in her head in to a fear that wasn't actually there. I felt sorry for her having that anxiety but was also wary about her state of mind.

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        1. Percy Mercury‏ @percymace Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          ......The fear was blown out of all proportion but it was there and she told me many similar stories. She had no previous trauma or friends who had been attacked but she had had a few guys try it on a bit to to heavy when at clubs etc.....

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        1. Percy Mercury‏ @percymace Oct 11
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          I've met one 25yr old woman in the last 5 years who didn't limit her life but was constantly thinking she was going to get attacked or raped. She would walk past guys (old and young) walking their dog and would worry they would push her in the bushes etc.....

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