
Originally Posted by
jack0177057
Because, I am shocked that people are shocked about this - acting like they had no clue that high-powered men feel a sense of entitlement to treat women (and men) with a total lack of respect.
I thought women in the gentleman's club industry would agree that this is nothing new or worth being shocked about. You ladies see these high-powered men and know what they are really about, even the church-going family men, and even pastors. Give a guy some power and status and he feels entitled.
Then, the second part, is what to do about it?
So let's not do anything then, because, it is INEVITABLE that victims will freeze during sexual harassment or sexual assault, then feel ashamed, and not report the assault... The more shocking and horrific the incident is, the greater the freeze response to guaranty a submissive victim?
That is great news for the douchebags and predators of the world!
The freeze response can be overcome with self defense training. When you train, your mind does not freeze, it goes on autopilot - it says to itself, I am being attacked, but, I've trained for this, so, I know what to do. You react so fast, you don't even know what just happened. Did I just do that? Did I just break his nose and kick him in the balls. He is on the ground crying and there is no one else around, so yes, you did that.
How does it help to tell the younger generation of women that they should expect to freeze up during sexual assault or sexual harassment? Women should take self-defense classes and training should include non-violent sexual harassment - train young girls to have a auto response to inappropriate situations. It does not have to be a violent response, it can be merely saying, "No!" in a loud voice and walking away.
I get that we should not blame the victims and I apologize if I come across as doing that. It's not right, I know. I have people very close to me that have been victims. But, we should learn from all this - DON'T BE SHOCKED WHEN IT HAPPENS - BE READY!
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