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TTravellingMan22 reacted to truenorthpilgrm's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with
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This doesn't surprise me. The history of fetishization and exoticization (I think I just made up a word) of asian women is huge among western men (not all men! I'm speaking generally and historically). I've witnessed a male family member refer to... -
TTravellingMan22 reacted to Bob P's post in the thread Apparently to this group 60 is the new 40! with Like.
This Spring I did my second Camino at 66 yo. My first trip, I booked flights 5 weeks apart. This year, 6 weeks apart. That's the extent of my planning :) Bus, train, taxi, walk, one way or another works. Flexibility is great. Might not finish a...
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TTravellingMan22 reacted to ShoshTrvls's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with Like.
Harassment and assault are not caused by clothing. It is caused by men who harass and assault women. And at its heart it is about an assertion of power and control, not about sexual desire.
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TTravellingMan22 replied to the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes.I think someone mentioned a poll. Perhaps the most illuminating question would be how many men and how many women proportionally download Alertcops! I am male, currently walking the Ingles, it’s quiet, remote, I am alone, and I have hardly seen...
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TThank you @TravellingMan22 for describing the risk trade off that many of us women feel when dealing with some options. Thank you also for your openness about your abuse when you were a young boy. The sad fact that it can happen to young and old...
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TTravellingMan22 replied to the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes.Suntan Ah thank you. Yes he was a pillar of the community. We were quite a poor family and he was a level above us, a local councillor, senior at church too, regularly in the papers kissing babies and handing out turkeys at Xmas...
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TTravellingMan22 replied to the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes.Sadly we have walked into scenarios where it has almost become about damage limitation, rather than dealing with the root cause. Female taxi drivers for female customers, ‘female only’ floors in hotels, priority service for females for car break...
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TEven if you wear short shorts or skimpy tops that is no reason to be molested or raped! Women who choose this clothing must feel free and safe to do so. And no I am not talking of going into churches that way , that is another discusssion...
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TTravellingMan22 replied to the thread Early start Santiago..0811 CET and I am the only person on the square. Rua Do Franco is pretty quiet too!
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TTravellingMan22 reacted to Camino Chrissy's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with Like.
I agree with what @C clearly is saying here, even though I experienced lewd and lascivious behavior by a stranger at age 20. It was very frightening, but I saw no opportunity to report it as I was riding on an "L train" in Chicago when it happened.
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