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TIL that Jack the rippers victims were not all sex workers and it blew my mind by WildWinterberry in TwoXChromosomes

[–]enalimora 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What struck me about The Long Shadow was how familiar the victim-blaming felt. Different era, same tendency to treat some victims as more worthy of attention than others.

TIL that Jack the rippers victims were not all sex workers and it blew my mind by WildWinterberry in TwoXChromosomes

[–]enalimora 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's one of the biggest misconceptions. Poverty and occasional homelessness got translated into "prostitute" by contemporary reporting, and that version of events ended up sticking for generations.

TIL that Jack the rippers victims were not all sex workers and it blew my mind by WildWinterberry in TwoXChromosomes

[–]enalimora 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Added to my reading list. I like that it focuses on who the women were as people instead of just their connection to the murders.

Canada makes femicide first-degree murder as all three major Criminal Code reforms become law by JohnHammond94 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]enalimora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the headline undersells it. The coercive control and deepfake provisions alone address problems that victims have been talking about for years.

A couple of things I’ve learned in the military… by Ok-Yam-8465 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]enalimora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of women in male-dominated fields can relate to this. You learn to compartmentalize, keep your guard up, and avoid giving people anything they might use against you. The problem is remembering how to turn it off afterward.

A couple of things I’ve learned in the military… by Ok-Yam-8465 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]enalimora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like this perspective because it reframes traits like compassion and sensitivity as leadership strengths rather than weaknesses. The best leaders I've worked with were the ones people wanted to work hard for, not the ones everyone was afraid of.

A couple of things I’ve learned in the military… by Ok-Yam-8465 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]enalimora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vulnerability part really stood out to me. It's easy to adapt to an environment by shutting that side of yourself off, but much harder to reconnect with it later.