Mirelha

what hasnt killed me has just made me overly sensitive and defensive

consent through fear is not consent

And they are so friendly people too.

They definitely are!

This is stunning! Thank you for sharing this with us! :D

Accurate.

Okay but the first set of gifs is not a joke like that’s literally how it goes.

One of the girls at work won’t get in the guy’s car unless he agrees to let her take photos of him and his license plate to text to her mother. If he gets mad or makes a fuss she cancels the date and goes back inside.

Reblogging for that 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼

I’ve had someone take pics of me and my license plate on a first date before & I was okay with it. I’ve also had a friend allow me to view the tracking on her phone when she went to meet up with a guy the first time. This isn’t a joke at all & women have good reason to worry.

Re-Reblog for relevant commentary.

And if you won’t take a woman’s word for it because you are some kind of asshat, men who sleep with men also mirror these rituals because even men are afraid of other men based on men’s behavior and inability to understand “no” or take rejection well.

Because this: The point isn’t, “NOT ALL MEN ARE OUT TO GET YOU.” The point is, “WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING A NICE GUY FROM A SERIAL KILLER.”

And to not make yourself safe out of politeness is crazy.  All these techniques exist (unfortunately they’re needed) to keep you safe, but the societal pressure to be polite and pretend there’s no danger is unacceptable. So break with the norm, keep safe and let him know you’re doing that too, not just in case he’s bad but also so safe men start to realise this is part of your reality. Cause honestly this is news to us, we’re flipping oblivious to what you have to go through.  I once went to meet my ex from work, we’d been together for about five years and I liked to think of ways to surprise her, so I finished work early and walked to her route home. It was winter and dark and I thought it’d be nice for her to have company. At a certain point I spotted her, match pace and joined her, wordlessly and started walking towards her, I held out a chocolate bar to her without saying anything to her and when she looked up at me she burst into tears. I was really surprised by her reaction and then I realised it was tears of terror! She had seen me approaching but wasn’t wearing her glasses and thought that I was a stranger and she had no idea of knowing she was safe. I was so sorry, I had never realised the level of fear she was living with as just a normal women in a our society. Life changing moment. Women need to talk about this. A lot of guys don’t get it. here’s Louis CK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRzs7v0do_Q 

Is this an allegory of syphilis? That was a common theme in Art Nouveau painting.

Edward Okuń (1872–1945) was a Polish Art Nouveau painter and freemason. He painted landscapes, portraits, designed covers and llustrated magazines, including the German magazine “Jugend”.

Edward Okuń (1872–1945) was a Polish Art Nouveau painter and freemason. He painted landscapes, portraits, designed covers and llustrated magazines, including the German magazine “Jugend”.