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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

The more I learn about women's lives, the more I brush up against the misunderstandings that men have. We assume so much and know so little

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9/30/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I've met men who actually can't conceive of how traumatic rape is. They think of it as "surprise unwanted sex", something you can shake off

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9/30/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I've met men who are convinced that none of their female friends have ever been molested, harassed, assaulted... bc "nobody's told me so"

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9/30/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I've met men who simultaneously think: 1. if a woman gets raped she should've been more careful 2. women are bitches for being unfriendly

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9/30/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I occasionally post about this sort of thing on Facebook. EVERY time I do, men I barely know show up on my feed to argue EVERY time https://t.co/b94yf94sOE

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9/30/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

These men never seem interested in small talk, in building relationships, rapport, understanding. They mainly just show up to argue.🤔 Why?

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9/30/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

Just remembered another one: "men threaten each other with rape all the time too, it's no big deal it's just trash talk, women should chill"

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10/2/2017