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Most rapes happen above ground. Build a sprawling underground lair and adapt to a life without sun. #safetytipsforladies
Don't walk home alone when it's dark. Even a little dark. Or might be dark. Don't walk home. Or walk. Levitate. #safetytipsforladies
If you hide your forearms in your sleeves, the rapist will mistake you for a T-Rex and carry on his way #safetytipsforladies
Disguise yourself as a tumbleweed when travelling. You will confuse rapists into thinking no one's around. #safetytipsforladies
Rapists love pony tails. Surround yourself with ponys and the rapists will be too confused to attack #safetytipsforladies
If you're raped, say "I'm a good girl!" Since "good girls" never get raped, the rapist will vanish in a puff of logic #safetytipsforladies
Most rapes happen inside or outside. Avoid these places #safetytipsforladies
1 in 4 women will experience sexual assault in her lifetime, so be one of those other three women. #safetytipsforladies
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demmiblue
(36,864 posts)<snip>
Every single article I read containing hot tips! on how to be safe reads like the author thinks women have never heard or thought about their personal safety before.
Fun fact: Women think about personal safety, like, all the time. We carry a spare pair of shoes. We dont listen to music so we can listen out for people coming up behind us. We get a cab instead of walking, if were lucky enough to afford it (not that thats exactly a safe option either).
We think and we watch and we listen because we know by being a woman were at risk. Every one of my female friends and I have our own list of things we do to be safe, a lot of stuff that has been conditioned in us since childhood and that we now do subconsciously, without thinking. Because we live in a rape culture.
SO STOP. Stop writing stupid, patronising bullshit articles telling us WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW.
http://hilaroar.tumblr.com/post/45957899437/safetytipsforladies-or-why-victim-blaming-is
seabeyond
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La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)which makes them less defensive
redqueen
(115,103 posts)dmr
(28,347 posts)I never go out without my Aspirin coat.
It's vinegary scent is really quite lovely.
Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)That's my favorite.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)@SinshineLove
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)Shoot every man you see. If a man is not a legitimate rapist, his body has a way to shut gunshot wound.
Can I Keep This Pen @yeti_detective 25 Mar
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)violence.
clear?
demmiblue
(36,864 posts)When not in use, it is advisable to keep your vagina at home. #safetytipsforladies
Men rape for power. Carry AA batteries with you and toss them in front of the rapist to distract him. Then run away. #safetytipsforladies