What do you do to avoid sexual assault?
I asked fourteen men and eighteen women in an Intro to Anthropology class, “What do you do regularly to avoid sexual assault?”
These were their answers:
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Title: What do you do regularly to avoid sexual assault?
Fourteen men’s answers in blue: Be mature, handle stuff the right way, and most important show your masculine side. Stay aware of my surroundings and be wary of suspicious looking people Removing myself from uncomfortable situations, staying relatively sober I do not go back to unknown locations with males i do not know Be aware and don’t lie about it if nothing happened Act masculine, because i see myself as masculine. Walk away or ask a friend for help. Asking people for help Get consent Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing
Eighteen women’s answers in pink: Boxing Stay alert Avoid eye contact. Don’t drink at parties Don’t walk alone at night I never go to parties alone Carry pepper spray in my purse Go to the bathroom with other girls Don’t go to a public bathroom alone Call someone when i feel threatened Make sure i am always with people i trust Be in a group of friends that i would trust Call someone when i walk home alone at night Go with a group (usually with girls especially when going out) I walk more quickly in the streets at night or i try not to be alone. Advocate about the issue and make sure to watch out for my friends I don’t drink alcohol or engage in anything that might decrease my control over myself If there is group of guys on the street while i’m walking, i’ll cross the street or take a different route.”}