The 15 minute walk home from my local cinema is usually a pleasant one. Tonight, I have to look twice at every man I walk past. "Situational Awareness" get fucked. It's not my job to be constantly monitoring my own safety; It's men's jobs to do better.
#EurydiceDixon
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I get it, I do. But tell me, what can I do to stop it happening as a wheelchair user, where it's illegal to carry a knife, pepper spray or a gun? What else can I do but avoid anything at night, stay in crowded areas or stay shut in at home? How can I be any more responsible?
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(legit curious by the way).
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Curious about?
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From tweet above - But tell me, what can I do to stop it happening as a wheelchair user, where it's illegal to carry a knife, pepper spray or a gun? What else can I do but avoid anything at night, stay in crowded areas or stay shut in at home? How can I be any more responsible?
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I can list ways to min / max danger and they'll be imperfect solutions with no guranteed outcomes. But it's better than giving up responsibility. There's a trend to frame it as "not my job to keep myself safe" and that's not a useful construct. It'll put me in harms way.
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Well, I disagree with the "not my job to keep myself safe", but I wish the trend of victim blaming would end too. -shrug-
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Agreed.
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