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Originally Posted by rubecube
This is the line that made me think you were looking at a legal definition.
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I see the confusion. I wasn't suggesting that something being unsafe required that it have criminal consequences. I don't know of any common legal definition of "unsafe" or the concept of safety in general (probably something in the labour context but I have no expertise there). I was simply illustrating the difference in what society sees as appropriate consequences and appropriate response to situations involving physical assaults (whether injurious or otherwise) and psychological discomfort.
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This is yet another stupid semantics debate that I'm surprised I let myself get roped into again but I doubt you could get a consensus on the definition of unsafe as it really relies on subjective interpretations of harm and danger.
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This assumption on your part - that the definition relies on the subjective view of the person who's assessing their own situation - is actually where we differ, I think. On my view, it's clearly possible for someone to feel unsafe for stupid and unreasonable reasons. In such a case, the person isn't lying, they're just being hysterical by an objective standard. Your view of the matter doesn't account for personal bias, and isn't really functional as a definition (which I think is why you're right to say that you'd never get a consensus on what it means).
As for the semantics, I still say words matter, especially when they obviously carry stigmas and implied consequences. If being a sexual predator harms your reputation and ability to function in society, it really matters quite a lot what it means to be a sexual predator.