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AIBU to be angry that my husband is unconcerned about women’s safety?

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Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 19:59

To be pissed off with my husband. I said how upset I am that the child abuse and rape leaflet from the government is judged as necessary and we are continuing to let these men into our country who pose a threat to women. He just shrugged - I said doesn’t it bother you these men are coming into our society. We have daughters , I am a woman. I absolutely do not feel safe anymore where we live and would not walk on my own anymore. He said no not really. Absolutely furious with him. Does he not have to care as he’s a big tall man? I’m so pissed off, I’ve walked off and he’s given me the ick.

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TimeFlysWhenYoureHavingRum · 21/08/2026 22:17

No we do not have a safe culture for women in the UK - NEVER HAVE (although its arguably got slightly better in the last 20 years) but in large part women are not seen as equal or respected.
Tha vast majority of VAWG in the UK is purpetrated by british men.

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 22:15

PrincessofWills · 21/08/2026 22:13

I believe your post says everything we need to know. I see you . . .

What do you see… please expand

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PrincessofWills · 21/08/2026 22:13

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 21:58

Me neither- I have no right to be scared of the men coming into our country by illegal means, some undocumented , and some who then go on to rape and abuse women and children and need a leaflet to explain the correct behaviour to them. I should have a word with myself and silence this perceived threat my brain has formed. You are 💯 correct and have changed my opinion- thank you 😘

I believe your post says everything we need to know. I see you . . .

ThisOliveKoala · 21/08/2026 22:10

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 20:07

Happily say I’m culturist- we have a safe culture for women and women are seen as equal. Women here are respected.

He wouldn’t think I’m racist as we are black and are legal immigrants who work hard and are high paying tax payers.

So you prejudiced? Maybe xenophobic. Are you as concerned with the number of white men who are convicted of child sex crimes, it’s going up yoy.

JLou08 · 21/08/2026 22:06

Was the tea analogy created for immigrants? I thought that was developed mainly for British men as there were so many of them raping women. Isn't consent part of the PSHE curriculum in the UK now too because us British people couldn't grasp what constitues as sexual consent?
I can't believe how daft people are to be falling over themselves blasting this after praising the introduction of education around consent for British men.

Ponoka7 · 21/08/2026 22:04

PrincessofWills · 21/08/2026 21:52

Statistically as a British woman you are most likely to be raped and/or murdered by your husband or partner, and children under 5 statistically are more likely to be murdered by a parent.

I'm not sure where that leaves your post Op?

Do the 12/13 year old girls who've been kidnapped on their way to school and raped, care about that? Or the children given no protection coming out of school? Or the drunk, vulnerable women taken and gang raped, or the one on the bench, raped to death? The glee that the asylum seeker showed as he stabbed the woman worker to death and afterwards, should have got him deported, not cost us £60k a year.
You wouldn't leave your 13 year old DD to walk around most African countries, or Pakistan, but we allow the same men to congregate around schools and parks.
There's a lot of support for benefit cuts, but an unlimited budget for asylum seekers. We have a low birth rate because Universal credit, the two child cap, austerity, the bedroom tax was a punishment against the poor.

PrincessDonutTheQueenAnneChonk · 21/08/2026 21:59

Remember when it was black men who were the uneducated savages that were a danger to women? Just another scapegoat rather than deal with the real problem.

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 21:58

PrincessofWills · 21/08/2026 21:52

Statistically as a British woman you are most likely to be raped and/or murdered by your husband or partner, and children under 5 statistically are more likely to be murdered by a parent.

I'm not sure where that leaves your post Op?

Me neither- I have no right to be scared of the men coming into our country by illegal means, some undocumented , and some who then go on to rape and abuse women and children and need a leaflet to explain the correct behaviour to them. I should have a word with myself and silence this perceived threat my brain has formed. You are 💯 correct and have changed my opinion- thank you 😘

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BitOutOfPractice · 21/08/2026 21:57

Blimey, deleted for asking a question when blatant prejudice and racism is left unchecked. Wow!

emuloc · 21/08/2026 21:54

ilovesooty · 21/08/2026 21:50

She still hasn't explained why her pay and tax are relevant

Yes, maybe she is working on how to make it relevant, when it is clearly not.

Bringemout · 21/08/2026 21:54

Agree we have loads of homegrown perverts, why we need to increase the total number of perverts is beyond me. No-one should get a free pass because of their skin colour, including ethnic minority men. If you commit a crime as a non Uk national you should be sent to jail and then deported. If you come as an asylum seeker and then go raping then I’m going to struggle to take your claims of vulnerability seriously.

PrincessofWills · 21/08/2026 21:52

Statistically as a British woman you are most likely to be raped and/or murdered by your husband or partner, and children under 5 statistically are more likely to be murdered by a parent.

I'm not sure where that leaves your post Op?

hmmdunno · 21/08/2026 21:51

Bogliasco · 21/08/2026 20:08

There's plenty of White British men raping women so perhaps this leaflet could be posted to all UK men to remind them not to rape because lord knows they need it.

Absolutely

ilovesooty · 21/08/2026 21:50

emuloc · 21/08/2026 21:46

Hmm

She still hasn't explained why her pay and tax are relevant

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 21:47

Pinkissmart · 21/08/2026 21:37

Do you actually think women are seen as equals and respected?

No of course not. But it’s what our culture and standard in this country strives to achieve and we have laws to protect women against anything that falls short of this. Be it abuse against women, inequality in pay in work, and as girls and women we can have an education and drive. We all know what the expectation of behaviour towards women and girls is , in this country , even though some men still do not follow this. I’m not denying men from here do not behave like animals. Never said I did.

But countries that actively promote the treatment that women are less than equal , can be raped, beaten, whipped, children married off , no education , can’t drive a car ; are not culturally aligned with the values and laws of the United Kingdom. So being scared that men from these cultures are coming into the country on a daily basis and that they needed a leaflet to explain it to them , could absolutely be perceived quite rightly by some
women as a threat. And they , and me, have every right to see that as a threat and to feel as we do. Their cultures actively oppress women and continue to do so. That’s worry for me as a woman who fights for women’s rights and equality.

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emuloc · 21/08/2026 21:46

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 20:07

Happily say I’m culturist- we have a safe culture for women and women are seen as equal. Women here are respected.

He wouldn’t think I’m racist as we are black and are legal immigrants who work hard and are high paying tax payers.

Hmm
Pinkissmart · 21/08/2026 21:37

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 20:07

Happily say I’m culturist- we have a safe culture for women and women are seen as equal. Women here are respected.

He wouldn’t think I’m racist as we are black and are legal immigrants who work hard and are high paying tax payers.

Do you actually think women are seen as equals and respected?

Queenncat · 21/08/2026 21:34

@Horses7 snap!

Queenncat · 21/08/2026 21:33

OP you may or may not read this. But just to say many are totally with you, and feel the same. YANBU. Anyone gaslighting you about but but briish white men are baddies too, isn't very bright. If they don't understand per capita data, what hope have they? Either that or they purposefully ignoring it, hands over ears la la la. Cognitive dissonance etc. So, in sum YANBU and you are very much not along in feeling the way you do x

Horses7 · 21/08/2026 21:24

Ps you are NOT being unreasonable!!

Horses7 · 21/08/2026 21:23

Sometimes some men (and women) are as thick as mince!!

Peedoffdoesntcutit · 21/08/2026 21:18

I’m going to leave the chat here- it’s ok to be angry at white British born men ( any skin colour in fact, it’s not important to me. It’s not about their skin colour, so has no relevance in this conversation) Any men who attack women and rape and abuse children you can be angry at. But both can be true- you can be cross it happens on our doorstep and cross the government are letting more men in , who come from cultures that tolerate abuse and violence towards women and children. You don’t have to be labelled a racist or shut down incase you offend someone. These conversations should be being had between women and the rest of society. And it’s ok to be scared of what is happening without other women on this platform shouting you down and calling you racist to limit our women’s voices. I won’t stop mine because others try to silence me.

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BitOutOfPractice · 21/08/2026 20:59

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WatermelonSalad1 · 21/08/2026 20:58

And we have the names of the officers who said that these children were prostitutes or they were consenting they just haven’t been released to us

Widespread child abuse

Anyway, it’s going off the point that OP was making so I’ll stop

maxslice · 21/08/2026 20:58

They haven’t a clue. They easily walk through the world, day or night, without the need for hyper vigilance that most women have had to develop. They don’t have to scan every unknown man for danger. They don’t feel the possibility of being unsafe the moment they walk out their front door. And because they’ve never had to deal with these things, they are blind to than, largely unaware that women have to cope with this every single day.