Two males have any sort of positive interaction with each other
Weirdos: Wow so GAY
Saying it in a positive way doesn’t really make it better. Normalize men being able to enjoy each other’s company without assuming they’re falling in love or lusting after each other, sheesh.
The classic analogy is the jar of 100 sweets.
Classic, but deeply flawed.
This is literally the same way white supremacists ‘justify’ being distrustful/suspicious of black people in general.
The mental stress that this level of paranoia inflicts on you is likely going to be more harmful on average.
You’re best off overall if you take reasonable precautions (having a small weapon/pepper spray), and just go about your day without stressing about it all the time.
Not to mention that rape by a stranger is literally the rarest type of rape, re relationship to the victim.
EDIT: It really is bizarre to see such simple, uncontroversial, and trivially-easily-verified facts downvoted so much.
So, was it deliberate for you to assign the ‘reddit stereotype’ to the exact opposite sentiment it’s actually associated with, or?