Every woman you know has taken a longer route. Has doubled back on herself. Has pretended to dawdle by a shop window. Has held her keys in her hand. Has made a fake phone call. Has rounded a corner and run. Every woman you know has walked home scared. Every woman you know.
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@MalaakSafa Yep this is a sad reality too many men don’t get it. We need to step up and not turn a blind eye to our bros when they say and do sexist things. Strong men hold other men accountable!
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@MalaakSafa Feminist artist friend always says: Men walk around with a weapon between their legs.
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@MalaakSafa Sadly true, but it remains the same as we age. Having worked at a rape crisis center in my 20’s, my oldest victim was 88. Women are taught to stay and remain alert wherever they are all their lives.
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@MalaakSafa I’m 68 & still doing it. It’s something u learn as a young woman. To look around & see who’s near you. To always park under a light if possible. To walk to your car in a group if u can. To check there’s no one behind the bushes. We all live that way.
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@MalaakSafa Looked around the parking lot for lurkers, checked the back seat before getting in, parking under the street lights, refusing to give a lift to a stranger…
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@MalaakSafa Last night, while the dog did his last pee walk, a man on the other side of the street stopped & stood watching me, spooked me, so feeling panic I knocked on neighbours door. He continued to stand & watch till the door opened & then continued on his way. Why would he do that?
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@MalaakSafa Yep. Also how we have to make decisions on where to live. (No main floor apartments, security) or making sure you let all your friends know your home after a night out. I let my family know I’m in an Uber or a cab and my plans. It’s a ton of mini decisions to make.
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@MalaakSafa Or moved a ring to our wedding finger or got a friend to pose as a partner because the words “I’m not interested” aren’t enough
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@MalaakSafa I ran a youth shelter, I would attend court often with the kids, the officer in charge of diversion asked me how many had been sexually assaulted in their lives. My answer was all of them . The truth.
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@MalaakSafa I talked with a male neighbor the other day about an incident in our street, and how it made me feel extra uncomfortable because I live alone (with a kid). He shrugged and said "eh, I live alone too" implying HE wasn't afraid. They don't get it.
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@MalaakSafa True and it’s hard to explain this to guys as they just really can’t understand it
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@MalaakSafa Nope 90% of the women I know are strong, confident and able to haggle themselves. They're not the paranoid creatures modern women seem to aspire to be.
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@MalaakSafa This so true . I’m 61 and still do this . I will shortly be going on holiday with a female friend. The flight back lands at 10.30 pm . We could take a train back to our hometown , a 2 hr journey, £25 pp. instead , it’s a taxi £150. A man would just take the train.
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@MalaakSafa I like to go for walks on the beach but suddenly realise I'm alone and someone could attack me and it would be seen as my fault because I was walking alone on the beach. This is not right.
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@MalaakSafa I immediately lock my car doors when I get in my car and remotely start it first, especially when I work late at my office.
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@MalaakSafa @CWillyWally Absolutely. No matter where you live or your background. I just did it tonight because it’s foggy and I didn’t recognize my neighbor.
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@MalaakSafa I was talking about this exact thing with some male friends last week and they were genuinely shocked! It hadn’t even occurred to them!! 🤯🤯🤯 Blew my mind!
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@MalaakSafa men are fully aware of the physical differential re: capacity for violence. those of us w some situational awareness are usually assessing it around other men, and wild animals too. this is all part of being human. but i recommend speaking up on behalf of Daniel Penney and
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@MalaakSafa I can add:- Walked up a stranger's path and knocked on their door Crossed the road to walk on the other side Gone up to complete strangers making out they were friends.
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@MalaakSafa @Juju196943 One in three have been stalked or assaulted by the age of 50. The violence is real.
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@MalaakSafa Men just don’t understand this. My husband was shocked when I told him how often it happens and how widespread it is among women.
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@MalaakSafa When our daughter first moved to London (from Belfast) the first thing we bought her was a personal alarm. So - Yes - every woman lives a different life from every man.
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@MalaakSafa Not every woman makes it home. My mother didn’t when I was 15 and my sister was 12.
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