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[–]Spikygrasspod 79 insightful - 1 fun79 insightful - 0 fun80 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Ooooh, it's one of their favourite things to say we're saying they're all rapists. No, we're saying they're all males. A significant number of males are rapists and predators, and we don't know who is or isn't just by looking, and we certainly can't tell from what they say about themselves, because they almost all say they're not. So we have to treat it as a possibility when dealing with any unknown males (and many known males). That's our reality.

But don't say anything about the millenia of systematic sexual violence by males against females, because our naming of this reality and our boundaries that we made as coping strategies hurt their feelings and their reputations and their lives.

[–]Realwoman 77 insightful - 2 fun77 insightful - 1 fun78 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I don't want to undress in front of non threatening men either! Even if the guy is an angel and would never hurt a woman, I don't want him to see me naked unless he's my partner!

[–]Spikygrasspod 42 insightful - 2 fun42 insightful - 1 fun43 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Very true. We deserve privacy.

[–]Amareldys 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Depends on the context for me. There are places I've been in mixed changing rooms or nude spaces. I CHOSE to go to those spaces.

[–]VioletRemi 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, around 40% of transgender prisoners are in prison for sex crimes or are sex offenders. What is 3-4 times bigger than average among male prisoners.