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In reply to the discussion: Male Privilege, helpfully explained by a white dude [View all]FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)And while my self defense skills are not what they were 10 or 20 years ago, I'm still in a position where most people will think twice before assaulting me.
But I have always done the clenched key thing. "What is near me that I can use as a weapon if needed, and how would I use it?" When I am outside of the house, I try to be aware of who is around me and what their intentions are. And while I am not in as much jeopardy as women, I've been taught all my life to avoid being alone late at night.
I'm not diminishing anything about the tragic pile of shit women go through. I just want to point out that life is frightening for anyone who pays attention. And particularly for anyone from "the wrong side of the tracks", or who has been robbed several times.