2/ since #metoo
and #TimesUp
hit the SoMe and world news I have personally tried to talk to men to make them understand the world women live in. Now Im going to try again and tell a little story:
I like traveling alone, I have two sons with autism&adhd so my life is filled ..
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3/ with stress and one way I unstress is traveling. Once I was in Italy and I was just walking the streets relaxing. I noticed two men looking in my direction, I made sure not to make eyecontact, and yes this is an important detail. I kept walking but something made me look ..
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4/ behind me and I saw the two men walking a bit behind, when I had noticed them earlier they had been walking towards me. I kept walking, and made sure I walked near other people while I discretely kept looking back and the two men was still following me. At this time I was ..
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5/ on high alert and making plans in my head on how to shake them just in case. Point 1 I needed to get in a position where they couldnt see me. Point 2 I then needed to make a sharp turn followed by another sharp turn. Keep in mind I was in an unknown city ..
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6/ I dint know the streets and had no idea where the streets lead. I managed to shake them but I was still on high alert just in case I saw them again. I now had to get back to my hotel, that took me about 45 mins cos at this point I was lost not knowing where I was ...
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7/ I got back to the hotel and could relax and I stayed there rest of the afternoon and evening. This is the life you have as a woman. We know we take risks going out and traveling on our own. Now ask yourself if this is fair and if you honestly blame us for keeping our guard ..
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8/ up when it comes to meeting men we dont know ywt. You as men has the power, you are the ones the police and the court belives, you are the ones that is stronger than us. We live in a world created by and for you. What we are asking is equality and respect as human beings ..
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9/ Im a feminist and yes I want the world to change so everyone has equality no matter what gender they have, colour, sexual preference or how they look. I have male friends that I care for. I like men I dont hate them, I dont want to hate them. Im also honest and right now ...
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10/ a lot of men in this world is making it very difficult not to give into the hate and the fear, the fear I have lived with since I was 7 years old where a man tried to rape me. So understand we dont want to hate or fear you but you dont have a right to our bodies, minds or ..
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11/ lives. We want you as friends and allies and then we can build a world where we work towards less fear and hate and more respect and friendships. Love and sex is a biproduct of that. Women need you to listen to us now, we are not out to take anything from you -- End
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