I refuse to bury my head in the sand in the same way that I refuse to be forced to take someone’s life with a gun to protect myself while doing normal, average, activities. Just because I may acquire a CCW doesn’t mean I’ll be able to live with myself if I maim or kill someone out of self-defense. Why does it have to come down to that? It’s not okay for me to have to decide to drive to an empty home or to the nearest police station at night because I politely refused a drink from a gentleman at a restaurant and he not only followed me out but continued to follow me in his car, as well? Why should I have to cover myself up to cut the grass in 80 degree heat so I don’t get unwanted catcalls but guys can do the same chore with only shorts on? Why , when I’m trying to defend a point, am I seen as ‘bitchy’ when a man is seen as ‘passionate’? Things are not perfect, nor will they ever be, but boys should be raised to respect women regardless of circumstance. Not because men are the stronger gender, but because we ARE the weakest. A gun isn’t going to fix a mentality, it’s just a band aid to a long-festering belief that had been inflated even more after WWII and still silently promoted to this day.
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I refuse to bury my head in the sand in the same way that I refuse to be forced to take someone’s life with a gun to protect myself while doing normal, average, activities. Just because I may acquire a CCW doesn’t mean I’ll be able to live with myself if I maim or kill someone out of self-defense. Why does it have to come down to that? It’s not okay for me to have to decide to drive to an empty home or to the nearest police station at night because I politely refused a drink from a gentleman at a restaurant and he not only followed me out but continued to follow me in his car, as well? Why should I have to cover myself up to cut the grass in 80 degree heat so I don’t get unwanted catcalls but guys can do the same chore with only shorts on? Why , when I’m trying to defend a point, am I seen as ‘bitchy’ when a man is seen as ‘passionate’? Things are not perfect, nor will they ever be, but boys should be raised to respect women regardless of circumstance. Not because men are the stronger gender, but because we ARE the weakest. A gun isn’t going to fix a mentality, it’s just a band aid to a long-festering belief that had been inflated even more after WWII and still silently promoted to this day.