Scenario: It’s night, and a man is walking home. He sees ahead there is a woman going in the opposite direction as him. Knowing not to stop or approach her, but his presence makes her nervous. What would help further in this scenario if anything?

  • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Don’t try to chat up women at night. There is no scenario of a strange man being interested in me while it’s dark that I’ll be receptive to. It’s impossible for your line to be so good I’ll stop seeing you as dangerous.

  • TheMinister@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Does anyone remember that Vine where the guy is filming himself walking at night and says “oh there’s a woman walking alone up there. I better catch up to her and let her know I’m not a threat” as he starts sprinting? Damn vine used to be fun

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        2 months ago

        You think that’s a rape joke? The fuck is wrong with you?

        The joke is he’s doing the exact opposite of what he should be doing to ease her mind. That’s the joke. Not that he was going to sprint up and assault her. Maybe you need to get off the internet for a while.

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          2 months ago

          Running fast towards a woman at night in order to scare her is the joke.

          What do you think a woman is scared of when a strange man runs at her while she’s alone at night?

          What’s the punchline?

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                2 months ago

                The joke is that his actions would have the opposite outcome to what he desired. He wanted to put her mind at ease, instead he’d scare the shit out of her. End of. I don’t see how I’m having to explain this to you.

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                  2 months ago

                  What would the woman be scared of when a strange man runs at her at night?

                  Rape and murder.

                  It’s a rape joke. Say it with your chest instead of trying to deny that you found a misogynistic joke funny and funny enough to retell it.

    • AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      What are you getting at? I might be misinterpreting you, but it sounds like you’re implying that it’s not depressing to be a woman in this situation (I.e if we don’t reverse the question)