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agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoThis whole question rubs me the wrong way, like “Why do we teach women to protect themselves instead of teaching men not to rape?”. There’s not a big control panel somewhere that “society” can use to change everyone’s behavior. People are individuals. Some of them will do bad things to others because it benefits them, no matter what they’re taught. If you want to avoid being victimized, you have to be vigilant against that.
Jamablaya@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You’ll notice only people who grow up in extremely safe societies complain about “teaching women to protect themselves instead of”. People that didn’t know why it’s an idiotic argument to have already.
MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 days ago
We we’re in a pretty damn safe society until a few days ago. But yeah you’re still right.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No we weren’t. There is no such thing as safe society. We don’t even have safe spaces. No matter where you go, what you do, what measurements you take, your safe space could instantly be destroyed by a guy with a gun, or a tornado, or an atomic bomb.
It could be your house, it could be a public place, it could be a government building. The politicians in charge are just a rotating set of faces who serve themselves.