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History of Feminism

get the red out

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4. Disgusting

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 04:27 AM

Oct 2014

Back when I was in grad school in the late 80s, I was power walking in broad daylight on campus and had a man attpt to rape me. I got lucky, I was wearing wrist weights and was in incredible shape; I started screaming and beating him over the head with the weights and he ran off.

Broad daylight, on campus, should we all stay inside terrified 24/7? Or anytime at all? There is no way to prevent the possibility or being raped by "taking care of ourselves".

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'I'm Not Saying That Rape Is Good, But I'm Just Saying ... Can't You Take Care Of Yourselves?' [View all] eridani Oct 2014 OP

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Just make two lists. DetlefK Oct 2014 #3

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