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    My earliest memory of the term is in the song Baby Got Back by Sir MixALot

    I agree that height / leg length is probably a reason for the knees to splay, and I also agree that issues of rudeness on public transportation or in public spaces is not confined to gender or age or anything- I definitely see women use their bags and purses to take up an extra seat. However, there is enough of a

    I think we are all weary of this point of view because society ALREADY collectively acknowledges that there are things women can do to keep safe. It's old news. Talking about how to solve the root problem (i.e. stopping sexual assault at the source/aggressor and not at the target) does NOT imply that women no longer

    "I don't understand why we aren't allowed to say in these instances, well you shouldn't have gone back there you know"

    We are allowed to say it, but it does not need to be said. It's like the addendum "but not ALL men" in that we all already know. We all already know that it's not ALL men, we all already know that