Femininity.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13820483/woman-poland-josef-fritzl-cruel-experiments.html

The woman said to have been kept as a sex slave locked in a barn by 'Poland's Josef Fritzl' was horrifically mutilated with injuries including the loss of both her lips and teeth.

The disturbing new details about the suffering of the woman alleged to have been held captive for four years by a rapist monster emerged from the medical reports of the doctors who raised the alarm....

by Someone Somewhere; 1725815340; Report

Thank you for saying so.

by Someone Somewhere; 1720373691; Report

Thanks for reading.

I have roadside assistance through my insurance and I do carry pepper spray.

I'm also married; however, that you advised marriage and/or male companionship as a means to counter the vulnerability that comes with public displays of femininity sums up the problem very well.

by Someone Somewhere; 1720279937; Report

What else would you suggest men do to help keep the women in our lives safe, then, if suggesting they be accompanied by a man in potentially dangerous situations/areas is problematic? I don't think it's ideal, it's just pragmatic. I put it last for a reason. You can't stop people from potentially doing horrible things, all you can do is arm and protect the women close to you. I don't think that's the way it ought to be, it's just the way it is.
I'm not saying this to try to win a debate or anything like that either. I know little about what it's like to be a woman so I'm genuinely asking as a male that doesn't want to see people victimized.

by AgentK; 1720304438; Report

There's nothing to be "done". This was just a wistful expression, an acknowledgment of the condition of being female; part ridiculousness and part fear. That's all.

There's no reason a woman in a dress can''t change her own tire (barring strength or knowledge barriers), except, well, she's in a pretty DRESS that's getting filthy while she's getting down in the dirt to do it.

The same with the ballerina, pulled out of her meditation and performance and thrown down into the dirt (so to speak) because of some asshole's need to degrade or overpower her.

Femininity is a mindset that's often at risk, given the realities of the material world. That's all I was trying to say.

by Someone Somewhere; 1720324483; Report

i understand now

by AgentK; 1720327093; Report

I'm sorry.

Were you talking about the bears here, or the men?

You know, since I've the stories about both....

by Someone Somewhere; 1720147628; Report

The bears of course.

by Doug; 1720149516; Report

Well, unfortunately, one can never be too sure...

"...Months before his arrest in late 2012, Gilberto Valle, then a New York police officer, sat at his computer, hiding behind fictional online identities and exchanging messages about abducting, torturing, killing and eating women...."

by Someone Somewhere; 1720175626; Report

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13619671/crossbow-suspect-kyle-clifford-allegedly-tied-ex-girlfriend-sister-mother-bushey-home.html

"EXCLUSIVEBushey manhunt: 'Crossbow suspect tied up his ex-girlfriend, her sister and mother before shooting them dead' at their home - as triple 'murder' sends shockwaves through quiet community."

As it's been pointed out on Twitter, at least when you're killed by a bear, it's because it doesn't know any better.

by Someone Somewhere; 1720746859; Report

Thanks for taking a look at it.

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