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Bexster replied to the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes.https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/women-pilgrimage-camino-de-santiago-sexual-harassment Possibly behind a paywall - it’s about time this got a public airing in the mainstream media. How can men help stop sexual harassment in...
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As a woman who was sexually assaulted on the Camino back in 2015 by the same elderly man who did the same to several other peregrinas, including one with whom I had walked but finally met again in SdC - in her case she told me that he had also...
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Bexster reacted to Perambulating Griffin's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with
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I chose to "love" your post, not because I love what you reported, but because I am *that* grateful to you for calling out the entitled affront and politicking in this thread that has happened at cost/on the backs of victims of sexual violence... -
I think there are 2 sides to this issue. Firstly, the absolute right for a woman, or anyone to walk unmolested or hassled anywhere. Second is reality. Some of the areas that you walk through are remote and a part of the population is still...
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Bexster reacted to truenorthpilgrm's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with Like.
As per usual, when any posts on sexual assault arise on this forum, I'm reminded of the male privilege that exists on here, and it never fails to disappoint me.
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Bexster reacted to truenorthpilgrm's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with
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Women yearn for the day when men no longer tell us "there's two sides" or "it's reality". -
When I first read this, this morning, it was Johnnie Walker’s comments that seemed to ‘ground’ the issues. His response was even-handed. He was quoted: “Johnnie Walker, one of the admins behind the Camino de Santiago All Routes Group, a social...
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Bexster reacted to Perambulating Griffin's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with Like.
The problem with advising women not to walk alone is that it can amount to women not being able to exercise movement at all. If one cannot find a walking companion, or if one wants to travel on a more isolated route (Baztan, Salvador, for...
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Anything that makes women feel less safe - on the Camino- or anywhere else has to be deplored and condemned. We know figures can be used in different ways and many of us agree that the Way is generally safe for all pilgrims. But as a man I am...
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Hi, Luka, Yes, it’s sadly true that I have had this happen many times. But remember that I have been walking caminos since 2000, and the official attitude then was much different than it is now. In fact, I confess that the very first few times...
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