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Historically, the problem was solved by not allowing women in public at all. In nearly all higher cultures, women lived in completely segregated and controlled
by longtom 7y ago
Historically, the problem was solved by not allowing women in public at all. In nearly all higher cultures, women lived in completely segregated and controlled world. Let's not forget that what is novel is not that a tiny minority of men are sex-obsessed low-inhibition asshats, but what is novel is that women casually sit in the bus right next to them. By this, of course, I do not intend to downplay the severity of some experiences some women make.
- zozbot234 7y agoWe already have things like segregated, female-only rail cars in Japan. So I'd argue we're slowly going back to that world. Somehow, we'll also develop new "non-predatory", "consent-respecting" sexual scripts that will most likely look a heck of a lot like the old-fashioned rules of public etiquette and courtesy.
- pergadad 7y agoNonsense. In the upper crust maybe, but in tribes and farming cultures women were.alwqys full part of public society. It changed only with the industrial revolution - smaller families, bigger cities, more distinct gender roles.
- longtom 7y agoNo, gender segregated work was pretty common throughout human history: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1069397106297529 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1069397106297529
- pjc50 7y agoI'm not sure where you're going with this argument? It's not even all that true outside of the most patriachal communities of the Yawhistic religions.
- steakknife 7y agoI believe the word you are looking for is _Abrahamic_.
- Ewigkeit 7y agoMy parents were mostly absent, hence why I was 15 taking a bus to work so I could afford basic goods. If they were willing to care for me, I would have had way fewer encounters with men harassing me. People who never step out of the bubble have no idea.