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Schrödinger’s Rapist
Oct. 30th, 2011 04:53 amSchrödinger’s Rapist (Or a guy's guide to approaching strange women without being maced.) ~Phaedra Starling
This is a blog post that I've been hearing about for years, but only recently found a link to. If you are male and have to interact with unknown women at any time for any reason, this applies to you to one degree or another. Yes, it even applies to you if you're gay, because no woman knows that if you are a stranger, :).
Obviously, if you're gay, it applies less because you aren't looking for the "relationship" aspect of this interaction, but I think it's important for everyone with male privilege to keep this stuff in mind, regardless of their actual intentions towards women - this is about what sort of image you present to a woman to whom you are a stranger and who isn't aware of your desires, orientation, or anything about you at all other than the fact you're male.
In truth, I wish I'd had this to link to when I did my "Don't Talk To Strangers" post, because it pretty much exactly mirrors what I was trying to convey, but didn't have the words to express.
This is a blog post that I've been hearing about for years, but only recently found a link to. If you are male and have to interact with unknown women at any time for any reason, this applies to you to one degree or another. Yes, it even applies to you if you're gay, because no woman knows that if you are a stranger, :).
Obviously, if you're gay, it applies less because you aren't looking for the "relationship" aspect of this interaction, but I think it's important for everyone with male privilege to keep this stuff in mind, regardless of their actual intentions towards women - this is about what sort of image you present to a woman to whom you are a stranger and who isn't aware of your desires, orientation, or anything about you at all other than the fact you're male.
In truth, I wish I'd had this to link to when I did my "Don't Talk To Strangers" post, because it pretty much exactly mirrors what I was trying to convey, but didn't have the words to express.
