On men, on safety, on how women aren't safe because they're women.

men aren’t told to carry around weapons
men aren’t told to go to self defense classes
men aren’t told to only go out in groups
men aren’t told not to go out at a certain hour of the night
men aren’t told that they shouldn’t have a few drinks
men aren’t told that they shouldn’t wear certain articles of clothing
do you see where i’m going with this

I saw this somewhere. I don't know who wrote this. I don't know who came up with this. But if you are a woman, you understand this.

You know the fear that crawls up your spine when you're hurrying through a lonely area and is that someone following me? screams a loud whine in your mind.

You know the quickening of breath when you hear the raucous sound of rowdy male laughter behind you, the urge to fold up into yourself so nobody notices you scurrying your way.

You know the prayer that thrums through your veins: please don't say or do anything to me.

You know the panic that overtakes your body when you see a strange man heading towards you.

It really shouldn't be so.

It's a sad and strange world where more than half of the world's population is terrified of the other.