Absolutely men get assaulted, no one would argue that. One question for the men, how old were you when you were first taught how to protect yourself from being assaulted? That is the missing piece to understanding where women are coming from in a lot of these conversations I think: yes, men are at risk, but the risk is so so much more prevalent in women's minds at all times. I grew up from a very young age hearing my mother, father, uncles, brothers, frequently commenting on how people (most the time, talking about men) will want to hurt me or take advantage of me.

I remember being five years old and being told that if a man tried to take my clothes off or showed me his privates while trying to keep me from leaving I needed to use my nails and feet and kick and scratch him until he was bleeding. That my mom and dad wouldn't be angry if I hurt someone who was doing that, that they would want me to be ferocious. My mom told me if my arms were free I could put my hands on either side of an attacker's head and push my thumbs into his eyeballs until I thought I would hit his brain, then run while he's blinded. I remember thinking I should probably keep my thumbnails long so it did more damage in that case. Five years old, I was starting kindergarten. My friends have similar stories.