#safetytipsforladies (LOL!)

[demmiblue]

Dana Contreras ?@DanaDanger 25 Mar

Most rapes happen above ground. Build a sprawling underground lair and adapt to a life without sun. #safetytipsforladies

Leslie Anderson ?@inkhat 25 Mar

Don't walk home alone when it's dark. Even a little dark. Or might be dark. Don't walk home. Or walk. Levitate. #safetytipsforladies

Hilary Bowman-Smart ?@hilaryjfb 19 Mar

If you hide your forearms in your sleeves, the rapist will mistake you for a T-Rex and carry on his way #safetytipsforladies

Leigh Harris ?@leighformayor 19 Mar

Disguise yourself as a tumbleweed when travelling. You will confuse rapists into thinking no one's around. #safetytipsforladies

scuby-who? ?@scuba_nurse 19 Mar

Rapists love pony tails. Surround yourself with ponys and the rapists will be too confused to attack #safetytipsforladies

Quirkythrope ?@jailawrites 19 Mar

If you're raped, say "I'm a good girl!" Since "good girls" never get raped, the rapist will vanish in a puff of logic #safetytipsforladies

Sarahphina ?@PhinaMcGregs 25 Mar

Most rapes happen inside or outside. Avoid these places #safetytipsforladies

Andrea Grimes ?@andreagrimes 25 Mar

1 in 4 women will experience sexual assault in her lifetime, so be one of those other three women. #safetytipsforladies

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23safetytipsforladies&src=hash

[demmiblue]

1. P.S. This link explains the reason for the hashtag:

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Every single article I read containing hot tips! on how to be safe reads like the author thinks women have never heard or thought about their personal safety before.

Fun fact: Women think about personal safety, like, all the time. We carry a spare pair of shoes. We don’t listen to music so we can listen out for people coming up behind us. We get a cab instead of walking, if we’re lucky enough to afford it (not that that’s exactly a safe option either).

We think and we watch and we listen because we know by being a woman we’re at risk. Every one of my female friends and I have our own list of things we do to be safe, a lot of stuff that has been conditioned in us since childhood and that we now do subconsciously, without thinking. Because we live in a rape culture.

SO STOP. Stop writing stupid, patronising bullshit articles telling us WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW.

http://hilaroar.tumblr.com/post/45957899437/safetytipsforladies-or-why-victim-blaming-is

[seabeyond]

2. this is the reality of it demm that is too often ignored. thank you for your OP. nt

[Starry Messenger]

3. k&r

[tavalon]

4. Wow, that's good

People can say something important in under 160 characters.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. they raise an imp point about the absurdity of these tips, while still making people laugh

which makes them less defensive

[redqueen]

7. Hahahaha, nice!

[dmr]

8. Just in case ....

I never go out without my Aspirin coat.

It's vinegary scent is really quite lovely.

[Flying Squirrel]

9. Only hang out with losers with no skills...

Only hang out with losers with no skills so you don't wreck someone's bright future if they accidentally rape you.

That's my favorite.

[seabeyond]

10. this one. nt

[Luminous Animal]

11. "Stay in the womb. It's the last time you'll have full personhood anyway."

@SinshineLove

[Luminous Animal]

12. Great OP!

Shoot every man you see. If a man is not a legitimate rapist, his body has a way to shut gunshot wound.

Can I Keep This Pen ?@yeti_detective 25 Mar

[seabeyond]

13. oh, that one is funny. no, i am not advocating shooting men. i do not like guns. i do not like

violence.

clear?

[demmiblue]

14. Ditch your vagina, but don't forget the batteries!

Bonnie Dean ?@BonDean 26 Mar

When not in use, it is advisable to keep your vagina at home. #safetytipsforladies

Carrie Bailey @PeevishPenman

Men rape for power. Carry AA batteries with you and toss them in front of the rapist to distract him. Then run away. #safetytipsforladies

[rocktivity]

15. My contributions

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