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[–]winterwillow 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This genuinly scares me. I'm a victim of sexual assault by a stranger, and I have PTSD from it. To walk into a closed space, expecting only women there, and see a 6ft man with a handbag taking a selfie high on 'gender euphoria', it freaks me out honestly. Especially knowing he'll take any acknowledgement of him not belonging there, like walking back out, not going into a stall until he leaves, even looking uncomfortable etc, as a personal attack. Hope I'll never have to deal with that kind of situation.

[–]MarkTwainiac 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

These guys often interpret - or pretend to interpret - the reactions of frightened and/or unnerved women and girls who try to hide our discomfort and fear by grimacing and appearing to smile as we back out of those situations/spaces as meaning girls and women have no problem with men in such situations/spaces. Coz such males don't understand, or do understand and wish to exploit, that most female people have been socialized to prioritize not making others uncomfortable over our own sense of comfort and physical safety.

[–]lefterfield 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Completely agree. It makes me angry to think that they'll use whatever startled reaction I have to that scenario as "victim points" on social media. They pretend to be ignorant of women's fear while bragging about trying to provoke reactions to their behavior. It's so disgustingly male.