This is the way, and good for you.
Purposefully making women afraid they’re about to get assaulted is abhorrent.
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CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As a tall man who likes to walk at night, I have long understood that women alone at night do not wish to encounter me. So when I happen to find myself following a woman down the street, I will either slow down, cross the street, or stop and look at a sign or something for a minute to give her some space.
In a dangerous and shitty world, a person has to find subtle and quiet ways to express care, compassion, and solidarity. It costs me nothing to make a woman feel safer.
Eranziel@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hikermick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
While working i am occasionally in parking garages which can be dark and creepy. If i see a woman walking alone I’ll try to make some noise like pulling out my keys. People with bad intentions will be stealthy, hopefully they get that I’m not a threat
tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
When in an elevator, I like to put people at ease by letting out a long reassuring fart to prove that I’m not hiding anything up my ass
qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
SIMP!!!
Comment105@lemm.ee 2 months ago
He’s not a “Sucker Idolizing Mediocre Pussy”
He’s a man making sure women feel a little safer.
Using the word “SIMP” in this context runs counter to every example of protective familymen I’ve ever seen. Derision against his behavior is as good as calling yourself a creep, a predator, an enemy of all that is good and right.
You have the morals of an opportunistic thug … yet I have no doubt you think yourself some kind of faithful man
nectar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Simp is also just short for “simpleton”
Comment105@lemm.ee 2 months ago
That’s not how simp is used in this context, you pedant of a British cigarette.
CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Eh possibly, but many of the women I’ve slept with have told me that I make them feel safe and that it’s a huge turn on for them. Shocking, I know, that people might want to feel secure before they get intimate.
Audacious@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
sexist trumper
spicystraw@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You da man brother!
glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 months ago
on the one hand, you’re right and I agree with you.
on the other hand, I’ve got places to be and other people walk so fucking slow.
MXX53@programming.dev 1 week ago
I have similar experiences. I am 6’9" and weight 290lbs. I also have daughters, so I try my best to not be intimidating. Doesn’t always work, but at least I can say I try.