Is there a woman or girl alive who hasn't ever needed, used or asked for a male chaperone to feel or be safe in certain situations?

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SwordOfOmens · 24/04/2025 07:30

I woke up and this was my first thought.

Fathers, brothers, uncles, partners, husbands, male friends...

I've had men pick me up from the pub or club, walk me home from my babysitting job, come with me late at night, accompanied me to pick my car up from the garage. Gone with me to look for the minster under the bed. Held my hand to make me feel safer. You name it!

It's just a normal part of being female.

So if TIMs are scared of using the male bathroom, they are welcome to ask for a male chaperone to make them feel safer. It's a massive inconvenience to us to need one at all!

I'm going to use this in my arguments on and offline.

OP posts:

H0LLOW · 26/04/2025 09:26

VivienneDelacroix · 25/04/2025 21:19

No. Men don't make me feel safer. I've walked / travelled in groups of women or with another woman for safety many times, but not men.

If I was on a train on my own and felt unsafe I'd move to sit near another woman. Definitely not a man.

If I was waiting for a bus or taxi and felt unsafe I'd feel safer standing close to another woman. Definitely not a man.

If I was walking somewhere at night, I'd look for a group of women to walk close to. Definitely not a group of men.

If I was afraid in my own house I'd call a female neighbour to come and sit with me. Definitely not a male neighbour.

If I needed to ask for help in the street, I'd make a beeline for a woman. Definitely not a man.

I've told my children, if they need help approach - a woman. Definitely not a man.

I feel safe with a female taxi driver. Definitely don't with a man. (I always call someone as soon as I get into a cab with a male driver and stay on the phone until I'm home).

Men aren't safe for lone women.

This is exactly my feelings

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