Do you make a conscious effort, as a man, to make women feel safe in the streets?

[Be Strong Blackman]

I already predicted most of the defensive responses in this thread. I can only hope none of these men have daughters or wives, because if they did, they wouldn’t be in attack mode. It’s sad how fragile alot of male egos are. Embarrassing really.

Word. This thread allows me to understand more about women and what they have to deal with. I feel sorry for them.

 

[Micky Mikey]

I don't necessarily go out my way to make women feel secure but I do look out for them even when they aren't aware of it. For example if its late at night and i see a women pumping gas or walking alone and I see a creepy looking dude in her vicinity i make sure no fukkery happens . I may wait in the car that extra 60 seconds to make sure she gets in her car ok or that she walks by without issue.

 

[Ahadi]

Nah. Not really. I’m focused on myself, but I am aware of my surroundings.

The other day, I saw a cute BW on the corner. Had to be in her early 20s. She looked lost and there wasn’t many black ppl in this area. I walked up to her asked her if she was okay and she felt relieved & very appreciative that a BM checked on her.

I don’t do this all of the time tho. It’s a case by case situation.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Great rebuttal.

It's not a rebuttal, that's the way the world thinks of men. We ain't shyt Off the titanic last gotta stay as hostagesWalkin like Cotton hill because of war

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

I keep to myself..

street that's too much.

Sometimes I'll just wave before we pass each other just to be friendly.

You Brazilian?

 

[☃ ೋ]

i feel sorry for them.

Dont feel sorry for these queens, you misogynistic heterosexual, toxic masculinity driven, cis-male

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

Nah. I’m focused on myself, but I am aware of my surroundings.

The other day, I saw a cute BW on the corner. Had to be in her early 20s. She looked lost and there wasn’t many black ppl in this area. I walked up to her asked her if she was okay and she felt relieved that a BM checked on her.

I don’t do this all of the time tho. It’s a case by case situation.

Man... that is unrelated to the topic

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

No really trying to but at times yes and it sucks especially since I’m tall it feels the worse when it’s at a place where it’s normal to be in front and behind people like at parks, the mall, and super market. The dirty racist evil eyes when the look back makes me understand why people get fukked up over looks

Im 6’5 and don’t give a fukk if people intimidated by me being tall. A pro tip is to ask people what the fukk they looking at, that should cut back on those situations.

 

[Prodyson]

I know there’s a lot of younger posters on here so let me explain.

Us men can be very intimidating to women as strangers. You may be good guy that would never hurt a fly, but unfortunately, a lot of women don’t feel safe when they’re walking alone. Especially if there’s a male presence in the vicinity who they aren’t familiar with.

Seeing a man walking towards them or from behind can intimidate and keep them on edge. I do my best to mitigate that.

If it’s late at night and a woman is walking towards me at a distance, I cross the street. If I’m behind her, again, I cross the street or keep a great distance away from her. If I’m on a train and it’s just us two, again, I do my best to keep my distance.

This may seem over the top but this can make a lot of difference to women. I know I’m going to get the “why have we got to inconvenience ourselves because of a few bad apples?” Well sadly, there are a lot of fukked up guys out there. I’ve never once felt intimidated walking around a bad neighbourhood at 3am in the morning. But a lot of women feel trepidation just walking around in the afternoon.

Unfortunately, almost every woman in my life are reluctant to leave the house alone, even when they’re driving. Us as men should not only try and make our women feel safe but check these morons who get out of pocket with women.

I think that you’re over thinking it. You don’t have to do all of that. Instead of moving to the other side of the road, you could just move to the other side of the sidewalk to indicate you’re giving space. If you make eye contact, just give a simple smile to indicate you’re friendly. If you want to slow down so you’re not all on someone’s back when you’re walking behind them, I get that.

All in all, if you’re just being normal, I don’t think most women will feel uneasy. It’s when you start getting in people’s personal space that changes things. If you’re on public transportation, it’s expected that you’ll be in close quarters. If you notice they look uneasy, just smile and say good morning/afternoon and KIM. If they don’t look uneasy, dint say anything.

All that extra ain’t necessary.

 

[ApolloStark]

It's not a rebuttal, that's the way the world thinks of men. We ain't shyt Off the titanic last gotta stay as hostagesWalkin like Cotton hill because of war

Yea bruh I completely misread your post. I'm with you on this

 

[Taadow]

I keep to myself, respect personal space and mind my business. If she feels anything negative off that then that's on her

No, I got the point, I just don't make a conscious effort to treat women differently than men unless I know them.​

These.

If you treat everyone the same, that means no one is special.
I only make a “conscious effort” for those with me, because since they are with me they are special.

 

[Wildhundreds]

Im not crossing any streets..

 

[HoldThisL]

Yes

 

[Thurgood Thurston III]

I keep to myself..

If I'm behind a chick or anyone on the street at night I try to make it known I'm behind with a cough or something to that effect so mofos don't think I'm tryna creep.

Lol I do shyt like walk harder so they can hear my foot steps.

I have the tendency to get near people without them ever noticing me. The amount of times I've made people jump with fright after they turn and see me has made me self-conscious about it.

So, OP, that's about the extent I will go to make women feel safe. Other than wearing a cape, I can't see any other way to do so.

 

[Hungerpain]

So I'm supposed to inconvenience myself so that the most protected/privileged group of women in the world can feel more comfortable and safe?
The answer is no.

Only reason i would even consider doing it was if im walking behind her for a long distance on a empty street and that is just to avoid having the police called and jam me up not for her "peace of mind."