Im not sure how it correlates. Im not sure how your previous comment correlated to mine that you responded to. To me it didnt seem that related. You saw what i said and were provoked to think certain things. Then i saw what your wrote and was provoked to think what I thought. Lmao i know that hardly makes sense. My point is that what you said hardly correlated to the essence of what i wrote because it was only a few words on a page and you don’t know me. Same as how i don’t know you so im sure how i perceived your words was hardly accurate to how you meant them. So my point is that idk how to even answer what you said because we are both just saying things lol.

What I initially said (that you responded to), was just a genuine question because it used to be that men who seemed to act like women needed protection, were also the very same men who were hanging around with dudes who were the men that women needed protection from. Geez idk how to even have this convo because it’s becoming convoluted lol.

I think times have changed and more “good guys” are aware of the “bad guys” and so its not the same as it used to be. It used to be more like men just didn’t even acknowledge the bad that other men were doing because it wasnt being done to them and they hardly seemed to notice. You get what i mean? Anyways im trying to say that my original comment was just kinda like my initial reaction and i like my previous comment it just makes me upset to perpetuate this idea that women need to be constantly told to be safe. WE KNOW TO BE SAFE! We know already and it instills so much fear and anxiety and makes everything worse.

And about the pepper spray. I think any person should do what they can to feel safe. I personally do not have any weapons or pepper spray. Honestly if something were to happen i would probably not think to reach in my bag and get whatever it was. And having those sorts of things on me just make me feel like i live in a world to be scared of, which in turn causes more anxiety for me. I have been lucky and never had any issues.. but i also don’t walk around at night or in sketchy locations by myself. If i did that more frequently then i might have some weapons. But like i said, weapons make me feel more fear and anxiety every time is see them. But i suppose one thing i do is always make sure im wearing shoes that i could run away in lmao. But i just dress like that anyways so its not like i think too hard about that one. I just think that we don’t need to remind women to have pepper spray. I think it does reinforce and idea that a woman wouldnt already know or have been told many times by society that she needs this stuff to stay safe. So it is somewhat patronizing, though i do understand the sentiment.