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[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0) Edited

The author states women are warned more than men because they are viewed as responsible for violence against them. Not sure if I agree or not, maybe partially true? I always thought attacks on women were more common but also women are generally weaker than men and often not psychologically capable of doing violence.

Maybe I'm the exception though? I do know it's an issue telling women they were raped because they dressed 'provocatively'.

Also society views men as more expendable than women.

[–] jobes 2 points (+2|-0)

When a man is randomly killed it becomes a statistic. When a woman gets randomly killed it makes national headlines. This probably makes women more cautious.

I know I've put myself into situations where I could have been attacked by strangers. One time in Seattle I called a pimp the N word to his face while he was trying to sell me a girl. He was shockingly calm about it, but that could have ended poorly. Most women probably don't get themselves into confrontations like that