It’s not like they threw a rock at the guy, it’s just being safe. If you’ve been sexually assaulted before I’d think you would know that it’s much better to be precautious if a situation is suspicious, sexual violence or even just harassment is not uncommon. Having experienced it personally I am happy people look out for each other in such a way.
So, both times I was actually raped by women (well, if I had done the same to them it would have been rape but since women can’t legally be charged with rape the worst they could have got was a sexual assault charge, legally speaking. Did they? No, nothing happened to them, I’m told I was “supposed to enjoy it because they’re hot and what am I anyway, gay?!”) it was someone I knew at least as an acquaintance, not a stranger. Turns out that’s more common for women too, so if they really want to be safe it’s best to seek your local convent I guess and slap on a habit.
I’ve never been raped by a man (and could legally kill one if he tried, not the case with women, I could have fought off at least the first rape but then I’d have 100% went to jail and been charged with DV because people don’t take kindly to defending yourself from a woman, better to lie back and take it than to deal with the hassle), but I have been annoyingly pursued by multiple gay drunk dudes who won’t take no for an answer until way too many nos. Enough people seem to be conflating that (when men do it to women) in these comments so I guess I’ll include it too, and say those guys sexually assaulted me.
Does that mean I should try and intervene any time a woman or gay dude hits on someone in my presence?
Looking out for each other is good, but people can and do take things too far sometimes, and frankly generalizing entire groups of people based on shared characteristics they were born with isn’t a good look ever, it’s not “it’s bad any other time but fine to do to men, as long as you don’t mention a specific color or sexuality of men.” Black men have been fighting the ne**o rape beast trope for decades and I’m sure they’re happy that race has been removed and now they’re just regular rape beasts but it’s still not great lol.
It’s not like they threw a rock at the guy, it’s just being safe. If you’ve been sexually assaulted before I’d think you would know that it’s much better to be precautious if a situation is suspicious, sexual violence or even just harassment is not uncommon. Having experienced it personally I am happy people look out for each other in such a way.
Ooh ooh, I’ve been sexually assaulted!
So, both times I was actually raped by women (well, if I had done the same to them it would have been rape but since women can’t legally be charged with rape the worst they could have got was a sexual assault charge, legally speaking. Did they? No, nothing happened to them, I’m told I was “supposed to enjoy it because they’re hot and what am I anyway, gay?!”) it was someone I knew at least as an acquaintance, not a stranger. Turns out that’s more common for women too, so if they really want to be safe it’s best to seek your local convent I guess and slap on a habit.
I’ve never been raped by a man (and could legally kill one if he tried, not the case with women, I could have fought off at least the first rape but then I’d have 100% went to jail and been charged with DV because people don’t take kindly to defending yourself from a woman, better to lie back and take it than to deal with the hassle), but I have been annoyingly pursued by multiple gay drunk dudes who won’t take no for an answer until way too many nos. Enough people seem to be conflating that (when men do it to women) in these comments so I guess I’ll include it too, and say those guys sexually assaulted me.
Does that mean I should try and intervene any time a woman or gay dude hits on someone in my presence?
Looking out for each other is good, but people can and do take things too far sometimes, and frankly generalizing entire groups of people based on shared characteristics they were born with isn’t a good look ever, it’s not “it’s bad any other time but fine to do to men, as long as you don’t mention a specific color or sexuality of men.” Black men have been fighting the ne**o rape beast trope for decades and I’m sure they’re happy that race has been removed and now they’re just regular rape beasts but it’s still not great lol.