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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yikes.  It's dark at 6:45pm. Trails are unsafe.[/quote]

+1.[/quote]

Did the trail attack her? MEN are unsafe.[/quote]

Yeah? Which men? All men? Some men? Most men? A few men?

Which men? Be specific. Generalization is for the soft-minded. Are you soft-minded? [/quote]

What does that changed when you are followed by a man on a trail? Are we supposed to guess if he's one of good ones or bad ones? This violence is perpetrated exclusively by MEN. The "not all men" shit is irrelevant, it is very much a male issue. Women don't go around attacking and raping male joggers. [/quote]
You sound like you may have some irrational hatred of “ALL” men. Do you have a therapist?[/quote]

I don't hate men. I live with one and am the mother to one. But I've been insulted, attacked, groped, followed, objectified and discriminated against by men many times in my life starting in childhood, like a lot of women out there (most women probably). I have feared for my safety countless times and learned from young age that men are a potential danger to us. That is not what I want for generations to come. It's time we stop treating gender-based violence as some type of fatality. The fact that you think what I am saying is irrational just shows that you have no clue.[/quote]
You know that most children don’t seem to understand the word “no”? Why is that? 
They’ve learned from home that they don’t need to obey the word “no”, and they don’t have to respect (obey) their parents. Where do you think that leads to? 
Hint: They won’t respect you or your body either.[/quote]

Definitely. We have to let our kids experience frustration and learn from it. But they also learn from what they see at home. The stereotype at play in many families is often : daddy puts his needs first (relaxes after work, enjoys a drink and some me time) while mommy puts everyone's needs before her own and eats the burnt pancake while mentally reviewing the list of chores that need to be done. I am exaggerating of course. But that notion of men getting what they want and women being "givers" also contributes to the feeling of entitlement some men have towards women.
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Well said. 
I’d like to see adults teaching children to hold the door open for elders. The lack of manners is an issue.[/quote]

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