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

[CouldntBeMeTho]

no, motherfukker. i mind my own business. its not my job to make anyone feel safe. call the cops if you dont feel safe bytch. thats what they was going to do anyways

 

[The Realist Perspective]

Again what OP is applying that, due to someone being uncomfortable by me, even though I am doing nothing more than existing, I must be made uncomfortable for their comfort. Just complete horseshyt. I am black, tall and have somewhat of a muscular build. It is what it is. Are women our equals or are they some sort of coddled protected class?

 

[Elle Seven]

Very interesting topic, OP.

It would add to the discussion if some coli fathers of daughters, or men where who have wives and sisters would add their perspective about how they tell the ladies in their lives how to move while in the street when they notice men in front of or behind them. The earlier poster who says he thanks God for being born male, I think, probably understands certain dangers inherent to those born female.

While they certainly don't constitute all men or color my perspective of men, I remember an encounter I had in college one night years ago with two men on a street. My friend and I were returning from her birthday dinner in my car. When I was done parking it, she and I went to walk back to our dorm. Two men were approaching us on the same sidewalk. I assumed they were just going to walk past. I believed I look down as they went to pass, but then I heard a scream. I looked up and saw one guy had my friend hemmed up on the fence and the other closest to me pointed a gun and told us to come up off our stuff. When I gave him my money and she gave them all her gifts, he demanded more but I insisted I had no more. That's when they took our stuff and left.

We look back on that now and laugh, but I remember how shaken were that entire night. Only writing this out am I realizing it could have ended differently though. I would be lying if I said it didn't make me leery today of anyone passing me on a relatively empty street in the early morning or late evening/night.

 

[datnigDASTARDLY]

Im too indifferent to people as a whole. I like my own personal space so whatever I do along that line is for my own benefit. Other people that im ignoring (including random women) may also benefit from my actions indirectly. They were never especially on my mind at all.

This. Not saying I don't care...but I'm pretty much in my own head most of the time.

Unless I'm in a majority white area...which I can emphatically tell you I give no fukks about their care or well being

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

I agree with the general premise of the OP not only for the safety of women but also for the deterrent of potentially false accusations or misinterpretation of certain actions.

Crossing the street may be a bit over the top, but common courtesy and thinking preventatively may save you a lot of trouble in the future. You never know what a person’s intentions are.

 

[AAKing23]

Yeah I always do this, protects myself too

 

[HarlemHottie]

Are women our equals or are they some sort of coddled protected class?

Smh @ most of the guys in this thread... seeing themselves as women

 

[KidJSoul]

I'm a black dude, so if I'm walking around at night... especially around a woman that's a stranger... I'll keep my distance.

 

[Bboystyle]

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.

Imagine being shot and killed over a stranger because of being a vigilante simp


If it aint my wife or moms, it aint my problem.

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

I'm a black dude, so if I'm walking around at night... especially around a woman that's a stranger... I'll keep my distance.

Not even to make it race related... women get creeped out easily anyway... I wouldn’t care if it was a white boy or chinaman... I wouldn’t want them walking 3 feet behind my daughter or girl or mom. Bag back. Hell I don’t even like guys or anyone walking behind me at night or day depending on the area

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

I see what y’all go thru. Whole lotta bytch ass mutha fukkaz.

 

[CrushedGroove]

I do. Especially if I see a woman walking alone at night. I encourage them to walk with a group of friends or something. Better to be inconvenienced for security than wishing you had. I know too many women in my family and that I've come across in life that have been abused, so I feel its the least I can do to prevent something like that from happening to someone else.

I don't necessarily walk with all of them, but do offer that same advice.

 

[JT-Money]

Imagine being shot and killed over a stranger because of being a vigilante simp


If it aint my wife or moms, it aint my problem.

I would step in especially if it's a black woman. Because I would want someone to do the same for my female family members.

Unless dude had a gun and I was unarmed. And especially if I think I could take him.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

Yes.I do....Women are still these lil cute, adorable creatures to me.I'm the ultimate gentlemen until you give

me reason not to be

 

[Bboystyle]

I would step in especially if it's a black woman. Because I would want someone to do the same for my female family members.

Unless dude had a gun and I was unarmed. And especially if I think I could take him.

U dont know if dude has a gun. Who the hell walks around with their gun in hand? U wanna be a hero then go for it. I seen enough in todays society to mind my own