agreed. it always somehow comes back to being the woman’s fault.

That’s the shit of it, though, isn’t it? Of COURSE we know that not all men are rapists and abusers and stalkers and psychopaths. Of course we know that. In fact, most men are not like that. However, rapists don’t wear big signs, and stalkers don’t glow purple. So men have to keep in mind that, when they cold-approach…

I purposefully did not respond to that because I felt like he might actually be trolling, but it made me so angry! Dude, the worst thing that happened to you was a slightly awkward social interaction, and not even one where you had to make conversation with the other person. That’s pretty damn far from being “treated…

I bet they have a pickpocket monkey living in their crawspace. That seems the most logical explanation to me.

there’s some douche up in the comments up there basically saying the same thing, whining about women treating him like he’s a criminal when he hasn’t even talked to them

So take a different route to the hotel or take the next elevator. As you can see, she’s afraid for a very good reason (you are commenting on an article about a man who murdered a woman in vengeance hours after she rejected his advances at a bar!).

This is going to come off extremely aggressive and I genuinely do not mean it to be but you have to understand: Your intentions do not matter in that situation, her terror is a learned an valid response as it was not about who you were or what your intentions actually were, it was about what they could potentially be.

I get that you don’t like feelig as if women are afraid of you—that’s good, even! But with all due respect, I’d have been keeping half an eye on you as well. Yes, living in fear is pointless and bad, etc., but situational awareness is an important key to keeping yourself out of the “abducted, raped, and/or stored in…

Good advice for men. Not as useful for women who routinely get assaulted when they try it.

Sorry your dad is a piece of shit.

“Fear isn’t constructive. Nor is terror. And at the end of the day it is merely a barrier. I’m sick of this two-sided awfulness where most people end up never getting the point.”

Edit: Can someone please, please take me out of the greys on this one? I swear I am very usually sensible and not trolly.

And the reason you haven’t punched him in the face for being an asshole yet is because why?

Who hasn’t had this happen? You make it clear in the most magnanimous way possible that you’re not interested, and that’s when he thinks the “game” begins rather than ends. They think that no matter what you say, if they play the “game” right they deserve you. Then, when it dawns on them that you’re not actually…

He deserves a good kick in the nuts. In fact, that should be standard protocol after the first “no.”

I think it’s more than that— it’s a massive sense of entitlement.

Take away “with guns” and it would be just as true.

I met a guy at a party recently. He kept striking up a conversation with me even though it was clear (to me) that I wasn’t interested. At first, he said “wow - you’re a tough nut to crack!”, then “you seem so reserved - it must be difficult to get to know you, but I want to try! Say, Tuesday night?” (I said no). A…

So fucking sick of men with guns who can’t take “no” for an answer.

Fedora fucks have another hero to celebrate.