tweet by Zara Larsson @zaralarsson:
Isn’t it strange how every woman knows someone who’s been sexually harassed but no man seem to know any harasser?

  • MemeCollectorOP
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    -281 year ago

    The idea that men go through life without ever witnessing rape culture really is fantastical, I wish I could subscribe to this self imposed illusion!

    • @jackoneill
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      121 year ago

      So because I don’t make friends with fuckin rapists I’m somehow the problem? Neat!

    • magnetosphere
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      121 year ago

      That’s one of the things that bothers me. It’s so normalized, I probably have witnessed some form of abuse, but didn’t even recognize it as such.

      • MemeCollectorOP
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        41 year ago

        There is no question that you have, and probably will again, but making yourself aware of what it looks like and being willing to speak up or step in is the only way to counter that (and is intimately more effective than trying to cling to “not all men” like so many others).

        • magnetosphere
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          61 year ago

          Yeah. It took me a while (too long, tbh) to realize that not being an active part of the problem wasn’t enough. I need to watch for it, and call people out.

          Hell, everyone does. We know better. There’s just no excuse for letting it continue.

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      It’s not an illusion. The men that perform this harassment generally know they’re wrong and therefore keep it secret.

      I don’t know anyone who’s sexually assaulted/harassed a woman because I’m very open about how that’s not fucking okay. If I find out someone has it’ll either lead to violence or cutting them out of my life completely

      • MemeCollectorOP
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        1 year ago

        And another one misses the point .
        And another one gone, and another one gone, another one misses the point…

    • @Astroturfed
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      1 year ago

      Every man goes to secret fratbro social club meetings. It’s on the third Tuesday rotating bi annually every year. We do it at 4am so you don’t notice we’re gone. It’s where we all tell each other our secret darkest sexual assault/rape confessions so everyone can know who we need to cover for.

      • MemeCollectorOP
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        -51 year ago

        As if you rapists have to work that hard when the world is literally your club…

        • @Astroturfed
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          31 year ago

          I’m guessing you’re a female incel.