>>>No. We are wasting so much human potential because men used to be raised to be defenders. Now, we are attacked in the media as toxic. I personally want all the things women use in case I have to defend myself. It used to be in case I had to defend others. After my experiences with the courts and other things, I no longer want to be a good Samaritan. No one deserves it, because we cannot be sure who lies and who tells the truth.
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>>I don't want to be defended by men. I want men to be raised to understand that they are not entitled to my body without my permission.
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>Ah, well, even the knights in the middle ages had to be taught not to do that and defend against the less well brought up. You are asking too much of humanity. I want to live in a world where women don't treat me like toxic waste.

In my experience, most women don't treat treat men like toxic waste unless they've shown they deserve it. Men who behave appropriately get treated appropriately. Yes, there are some women whose experiences have been so bad that they trust no men, but that's the exception, not the rule.

If lots of women are treating you like toxic waste, you should ask what you're doing to deserve it.

Tamar