The Assassin

My friend when I start talking with a girl

Trigger warning: sexual abuse, violence, generally extremely uncomfortable topics. Men and women alike, turn away if you're not in a good head space.

I don't understand why every time a woman expresses her fear of men, so many men take it as the woman hates men. I don't hate you. Not at all. I just fear you.

Why?

I fear men because I've been harassed and followed in broad daylight on a busy street and was literally no one intervened.

I fear men because I've been threatened with violence and r*pe. Exclusively by men.

I fear men because men perpetrate 90%+ of violent crimes against women. Men even perpetrate 90%+ of violent crimes against men.

I fear men because I was abused from age 7-17 by two adult male cousins. And when I finally brought it up at age 12, I was laughed at and the men were excused.

I fear men because if I don't say no forcefully enough, r*pe is my fault.

I fear men because if I say no forcefully enough, it might trigger anger and violence.

I fear men because I've been cornered on the bus and no one would help.

I fear men because of all of the angry, hateful, bitter things I've heard, seen and read on YouTube, Reddit, and social media in general.