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- From: gds@FICUS.CS.UCLA.EDU (Greg Skinner)
- Newsgroups: soc.feminism
- Subject: Re: men crossing the street at night to avoid frightening women
- Date: 3 Jan 1993 01:18:49 GMT
- Organization: in your face!
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- Sender: muffy@mica.berkeley.edu (Muffy Barkocy)
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- References: <1ho1c9INN1f7@agate.berkeley.edu> <9212292355.AA02165@york.cs.ucla.edu> <1992Dec31.220108.22376@informix.com>
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- In article <1992Dec31.220108.22376@informix.com> Robert Hartman writes:
- >Well, insofar as it is customary for men to avoid frightening each
- >other when out and about at night--unless they're looking for
- >trouble--this helps other men spot the loonies and take evasive or
- >defensive action in plenty of time. So while it doesn't completely
- >eliminate the risk, I think it helps.
-
- It has never been my experience that men cross the street, or for that
- matter, move away, when they are approaching each other late at night.
- In situations where I felt threatened, I moved away or crossed the
- street.
-
- >In that case it would keep them from getting mace in the face by
- >mistake.
-
- Where does it all end? Do I have to now carry extra-strength mace
- around to defend myself against women who might use mace against me if
- I so happen to walk close to them late at night?
-
- --gregbo
-
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