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Originally Posted by sempuki
No, but thankfully no one is doing this. I know I'm a decent guy, but to a stranger I'm a stranger. Put yourself in someone else's shoes and act from a position of empathy -- that's really all that's required.
Indeed it is, but there are some pretty easy ways to cheer without coming across as a creep, or making people feel unsafe. Here, I'll give us an example:
"Yay! Encore! No? Ok, that was awesome. GFG!"
Speaking as a father this has nothing to do with victorian purity or prudishness, and everything to do with not wanting to see anyone in my family suffer. My daughter will one day have the right to a safe and fulfilling sex life, as do all human beings.
Strictly speaking true, but a little application of empathy means you don't have to treat women as objects for your titillation, which is all that's required.
Walking down a street shouldn't be something any human has to be "smart" about -- especially when it's so easy and within our power to change.
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Hey, thanks for cherry picking sentences and completely undermining the point of the post! I don't disagree with what SHOULD be, just saying how people should be acting under the reality of what IS. It would be nice to change it and we should all try, but that as it stands, they need to be careful. It's sad but true.
Should people have to suffer and die living on the streets while fat cats hoard billions of dollars? No. Does that mean those people don't have to face the realities of living on the street? No, they absolutely do. Would we all like to change both of these things? Sure, except for the billionaires. Just like the vast majority of us would like to make the RedMile a safe and respectful environment for everyone, except the people who think there's nothing wrong with harassment and groping.
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Put yourself in someone else's shoes and act from a position of empathy -- that's really all that's required.
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Cool, now go tell it to another 100,000 people AND convince them all you're right.
Again, there is the way things should be, and the way they are. You can defend against realities while also wishing and pushing for how it should be.
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Walking down a street shouldn't be something any human has to be "smart" about -- especially when it's so easy and within our power to change.
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No, but walking through a mass of 100s of thousands of people requires extra caution no matter where you are, what gender you are or what the people are celebrating/protesting/praying too/whatever.
And again you mention shouldn't have to, something I agreed with and stated throughout my post. You're right, they shouldn't have to. But they do. They do have to. It needs to change, but it hasn't yet. Sorry, life doesn't yield instantaneous results off a few hashtags.