'Scared' Stockholm woman in sexism stir

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2015-02-12 01:18

Story here. Excerpt:

'He documented what happened next on his Facebook page: "I saw a girl walking on the path I was heading towards. The moment she saw me she ran. She didn’t say anything, she just ran. I was stunned and just wanted to run after her and shout that she didn’t have to be afraid of me. But I know it wouldn’t have helped. There was nothing I could do."

The rest of the post read: "I first felt really stupid that I made a girl so scared and shocked that she ran as soon as she saw me. But now I just feel sad. I feel so bloody sad that we have reached the point where girls run as soon as they see a man walking towards them. It’s completely f**king insane. Don’t get me wrong, I understand that she ran, I would probably have done the same had I been in her situation. But THAT she should have to run, there are no words to explain how sad that makes me. Together we have to make sure future generations of girls don’t have to run. You’re done running now. Us men need to take our bloody responsibility to make sure that no one has to run any more. I hope that all you other men who read this are with me and will help make this a reality."
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Despite the national stir, figures suggest that men are still far more likely to be attacked in Sweden than women.

Figures from the Swedish Prime Prevention Council show that 2.6 percent of men in Sweden reported being assaulted in 2012, compared to 1.3 percent of women.'

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... to see how ludicrous his attitude is. *He* should be offended at the bigotry displayed that night vs. him, not feeling ashamed of himself because some random female was afraid of him merely because he was male and *gasp* in her proximity at night with no one else around.

Feminists have succeeded at getting a lot of men to internalize shame at being male. This is one way it manifests: men blaming themselves for other's (esp. women's) fear of them. If anyone ought to be ashamed, it's feminists, who've been on a demonization-of-men campaign now for nearly half a century.

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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2015-02-13 05:33

This guy sounds like a good guy. I like him, but I am not sure I agree or understand what he is hoping for. Yeah it would be nice if no one had to ever be scared of another human being; but unfortunately people always need to be cautious about vulnerable situations.

Both men and women can feel vulnerable because of the presence of another man or woman especially in the woods or in an alley-way. It's up to them to determine the risk and when it would be wise to change paths (or run). it's also logical to determine that 200 pound fit man poses more risk to a 120 pound lady compared to vice-versa. Generally women will feel more vulnerable compared to men because of size, strength and athletic ability.

I don't think anyone should be offended or feel bad if someone mis-perceives their intent like in the situation he described. I don't see any bigotry.

PS- some related comedy. Women sees man as threat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_Hi8nV7yM

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Submitted by Kris on Fri, 2015-02-13 09:45