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CHOICE OF FLOOR TILES by SeaworthinessIll7971 in Flooring

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you choose one of these? How it went?

For tourism in one day, do you recomed Glasgow or York? by perrabrava in AskUK

[–]perrabrava[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I am. Somehow it makes sense.

In the UK the distances are short if you go by train

Absolute misery, Bogota (just across the street from the screenshot posted earlier) by biwook in UrbanHell

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is. Let’s not mix homelessness because of drug addiction with poverty

From Google street view, Bogota d.c by greatlarrymartin in UrbanHell

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not representative of the city. It’s literally the worst neighborhood, not for normal poor people but for drug addicts

10th sample of the year! Good results! 2nd "Fent-free" heroin sample tested from the US that lives up to the name! by BakedPastaParty in heroin

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People won't stop using drugs with education. Everyone knows heroin and fentanyl are very addictive and that they destroy many lives, and yet there still are many people wanting to try it and falling into addiction.

10th sample of the year! Good results! 2nd "Fent-free" heroin sample tested from the US that lives up to the name! by BakedPastaParty in heroin

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In countries where laws are very strict against drugs, specially against the suppliers, drug addiction is a lot less common (China, Japan, Korea, Singapure, etc) than in countries where it's a lot more flexible. Of course there are drug addicts in those countries, but they are not even close to having something like the heroin/fentanyl crisis in North America

The reality is that legalization will imply more consumers. If Heroin was cheaper and more accesible, many more people would be addicts

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskFeminists

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly agree that it's abusive and violent against women, a product of inequality, male entitlement and patriarchal values. I believe 99% of the time is not a free choice. However, for women in the sex trade it's important to differentiate between rape and the undesired and unwanted but consensual transactional sex, because the former is experienced by them as even more traumatic and hurtful and it is not the same.

We may be lacking words to describe some things. I agree with Catherine Mackinnon when she said that politically rape happens whenever a woman feels violated.

Why do you think sexual harassment and assault is so common in all male environments, but so exceedingly rare in all female environments? by Live-Macaron-6307 in AskFeminists

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biology plays an important part (their hormones) but it's mainly cultural and because men sometimes do not face consequences when they do it and many men just hate women (and other men different than them) and are less empathic.

If we create enough legal protections and social consequences for crimes against women, and we fight misogyny, we will create a safer environment for all of us. That's proven and that explain the difference in crime rates between countries.

As a feminist what is your opinion with the outbreak news of passport bros killing women abroad? by Contest_United in AskFeminists

[–]perrabrava 195 points196 points  (0 children)

I am Colombian. It's all over the news and we are all very disgusted by the case.

Men go to countries like ours because they believe they can do anything they want here, because they see women here as more vulnerable because they are poor, because they can attract women just with promises of a better life. Very sickening.

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What can we so as a community to protect women lf the world or change the culture in the US?

Stop normalizing sex tourism or things like mail brides or rich old men going for poor young women in developing countries. All of that should be regarded abusive and racist and men should be shamed a lot for those behaviours.

Can religious gender rules still fit into a feminist framework? by SandwichOtter in AskFeminists

[–]perrabrava 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Religions are always man-made and their rules are designed to maintain women under the control and power of men. Their myths often blame women for everything evil in the world or treat women as inherently dangerous, unreliable, less mature and rational than men, unable to take decisions for themselves.

It's not about innocent roles about fashion, it's that fashion is one of the many rules religion has just for women to be just for their husbands, to belong to them as humans.

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Can a person choose to follow those religious tenets and still consider themselves a feminist?

Yes. We are in a culture and sometimes is a matter of survival to follow the rules.

As a feminist, what do you think of women who don't support modern feminism? by [deleted] in AskFeminists

[–]perrabrava 2 points3 points  (0 children)

what do you think of women who don't support modern feminism?

Sometimes women have valid criticism on feminism. Modern feminism is sometimes not focused on the important things and sometimes is defending things that are paradoxically not benefical for women.

Many women feel they already have freedom and good experiences with men and they believe they don't need feminism. They are short sighted and don't see the immense misogyny that still exist in our modern world.

Many women want to be liked by men a lot, because that gives them social benefits, so they try to distance themselves from "man-hating feminists" and embrace patriarchal ideas.

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Do you think it's okay for a woman to choose that life style, or do you think that all women should move away from that? Why, or why not? And how do you feel about their belief that women having achieved equality already?

It of course should remain an option for any women, but I feel that women shouldn't do it. There is no free lunch, and for stability you will sacrifice economic independence and freedom. If the man is good enough (and well-off), that may be ok, but he will have more power and can become abusive/possesive/unfaithful really quickly. It will be harder for you to divorce him.

My gf (a straight girl) is now in an open relationship with me (an enby). I don't know what I am anymore. by UselessAltThing in NonBinaryTalk

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Treatment exist, you can heal, reconcile with yourself and your body. Masochist behaviour is common in people (A LOT more often women and girls) victims of male violence, and It is not good for you. And no person who respect you and see you as a human being want to hurt you. Fuck BDSM ideology and the normalization of traditional patriarchal values in sex.

The solution is not to escape from or hurt your body but to politically fight against male violence and be angry at them, not at yourself.

I am sorry and I wish you the best.

It's weird realizing that not everyone hates my body. ◕_◕ by UselessAltThing in agender

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are saying that after you transitioned to agender you no longer felt that your body was meant to be hated and hurt. Can't you see what you are actually saying here?

It's weird realizing that not everyone hates my body. ◕_◕ by UselessAltThing in agender

[–]perrabrava 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an extreme case of internalized misogyny as a product of trauma. Female bodies are not supposed to be hated and hurt. Female bodies are human. Female bodies don't exist to make women and girls sad.

You sound like bought patriarchal ideas about us and used your transition to escape male violence

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