I'm a female, and a mom of 4 young adult Gen Z sons. I've seen this shift and it's unfortunate for all. Reflexive fear may seem a reasonable response to what seems to be nearly ubiquitous sexual assault, but assuming that boys & men are likely causes of pain inhibits human relationships. Approaching fellow humans w distrust rather than curiosity & empathy isn't helpful for us an individuals, or as a society.
"In 2017, 39 percent of women under the age of 50 said they often or sometimes worried about being sexually assaulted. A year later, that figure rose to nearly half (47 percent)."
Right? I heard that a young Olympian was just recently lit on fire and killed by her ex-boyfriend. Yes, that’s an extreme example, but sexism is costing women their livelihood in so many ways, and it must be addressed or more lives will be lost.
A lot of men are afraid to approach women these days too. For every guy who's scheming to get around #MeToo there are two or three who have no idea how to approach a woman without winding up on the Internet as a creeper. So they just give up and play video games.
I'm a female, and a mom of 4 young adult Gen Z sons. I've seen this shift and it's unfortunate for all. Reflexive fear may seem a reasonable response to what seems to be nearly ubiquitous sexual assault, but assuming that boys & men are likely causes of pain inhibits human relationships. Approaching fellow humans w distrust rather than curiosity & empathy isn't helpful for us an individuals, or as a society.
Becoming?
That makes it sound like this something new.
This isn’t a shift. It’s just reality.
"In 2017, 39 percent of women under the age of 50 said they often or sometimes worried about being sexually assaulted. A year later, that figure rose to nearly half (47 percent)."
That seems like an increase to me.
Right? I heard that a young Olympian was just recently lit on fire and killed by her ex-boyfriend. Yes, that’s an extreme example, but sexism is costing women their livelihood in so many ways, and it must be addressed or more lives will be lost.
A lot of men are afraid to approach women these days too. For every guy who's scheming to get around #MeToo there are two or three who have no idea how to approach a woman without winding up on the Internet as a creeper. So they just give up and play video games.
Did you mean to say more women were afraid of the man not the bear?
Yes. Sorry. It should say that women chose the bear over the man. We updated the post to clarify.