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kilroyReminder to self:
Stories about people who rescue women are great. We need to teach people to intervene because there are people who need saving right now.
But anyone having to rescue anyone means that the problem still exists. We also need to be telling the stories that aren't stories at all-- about that time a guy didn't threaten a woman, or didn't take her consent for granted, or didn't get her drunk. We need to teach men not to pull this shit in the first place.
We need to prevent and respond. Just one or the other is never going to do it.
ETA: Really, I think the stories in the responses have been a good mix of both. I just saw a slew of rescue stories in a row and needed to remind myself.
Stories about people who rescue women are great. We need to teach people to intervene because there are people who need saving right now.
But anyone having to rescue anyone means that the problem still exists. We also need to be telling the stories that aren't stories at all-- about that time a guy didn't threaten a woman, or didn't take her consent for granted, or didn't get her drunk. We need to teach men not to pull this shit in the first place.
We need to prevent and respond. Just one or the other is never going to do it.
ETA: Really, I think the stories in the responses have been a good mix of both. I just saw a slew of rescue stories in a row and needed to remind myself.