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Me too. But is it the privilege of being large, male and white with a small but real family safety net? I specifically specified "vulnerable people" in my co
by bryanlarsen 10mo ago
Me too. But is it the privilege of being large, male and white with a small but real family safety net? I specifically specified "vulnerable people" in my comment.
- JKCalhoun 10mo agoThat's fair—and it's true I wasn't addressing them. Although I feel like vulnerability, in my experience, is a thing that absolutely elicits sympathy, compassion from strangers. Part of why hitchhiking works is because you are putting yourself out there at the mercy of a stranger—making yourself vulnerable as it were.
- dpc050505 10mo agoI know several women who've travelled alone at various places in South America. My sister had her credit card blocked by her bank while travelling in Belize just before coming home. She got a ton of help from locals who understood her predicament.
- bryanlarsen 10mo agoSure, lots of women travel alone, and most of them have excellent experiences. But you generally don't have to talk to a lot of them before you encounter one that's been sexually assaulted on her travels. Does that mean women shouldn't travel alone outside of "safe" countries? I am not in any sort of position to make that call. But I'll be supportive of my daughters if they decide to do so.
- dpc050505 10mo agoThe vast majority of sexual assaults happen in the safety of a home (it also happens to give the offender privacy) and the culprit is somebody the victim already knew.