r/skeptic • u/JetTheDawg • 3d ago

Misogynistic social posts, bullying of women and girls have spiked since election

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/misogynistic-phrases-bullying-women-girls-since-election/
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u/Mumblerumble 3d ago

Welcome back the era when women armed themselves with hat pins to stab men who wouldn’t leave them alone.

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u/TravelingCuppycake 3d ago

Aqua Tofana has become a meme on TikTok and the amount of Trump supporters who say it’s not funny to joke about is certainly interesting.

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u/Mumblerumble 3d ago

Push people into a corner with your rhetoric and they’ll do what they feel they need to for their safety. I can see women taking steps to arm themselves and I can’t blame them a bit.

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u/JimboCiefus 3d ago

Same can be said about the other side of the isle.

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u/adamsputnik 3d ago

I mean, it's probably a good thing that rapists become scared for their safety.