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With a picture of a snake in the background, post reads: The chances of a human being bitten by a venomous snake is 1 in 70 thousand.

The chances of a woman being attacked by a man is 1 in 3.

And somehow, your fear of snakes is valid. But a woman's fear of male violence is dramatic.

Not anymore than you're trying to troll.

You sure you know where you're posting?

I'm still terrified of snakes. The human kind and not.

You can view it as a "preaching to the choir" thing if you'd like.

You're welcome to ignore posts that don't resonate with you or topics you don't want to comment on.

And I answered your question with an affirmative. It is kind of preaching to the choir.

Rules…

Women only… trans women are women, and transphobic or gender critical talk isn’t allowed. Anyone under the trans umbrella (e.g. non-binary, bigender, agender) is free to decide whether a women’s community is a good fit for them.

Don’t be a dick. No personal attacks, no aggression, play nice.

I personally view it as bringing up a relevant topic in this group, but that doesn't mean it's inaccurate to view it as "preaching to the choir".

Hey now you’ve crossed the line here. No, Wren and Lady Butterfly are not alt accounts. Women exist on the internet, I know it’s shocking.

Am I not? Where have I been mean?

Isn't this how public forums work?

Oh I'm aggressive AND mean now?

Hm.

Ohh look at you using my name like you're my daddy or something.

It bothers you so much to allow women our space, doesn't it?

You don't need to speak on behalf of Wren here.

I'm allowed to participate in conversations. If it bothers you, you're welcome to stop replying to me.

If Wren disagrees with my defense of her post, she'll let me know.

I will, thanks.

Mhm, sure Jan.

I don't think carrying around a venomous snake in your pocket is the solution OP. As badass as that may sound.

I've got a neighbor that'll show up to street fairs and events with their snakes draped on their shoulders. It always looks so cool! Maybe we could work that in somehow and split the difference haha

Hey. You're an idiot.

This is the 2nd time someone has accused your account of being my alt account. I feel rather honored to be confused with you, Wren <3

I think you want to get as close to the seventy thousand as you can to ensure at least one is feeling bitey.

If we weren't scared of snakes we'd get bitten way more often.

And yet women are often admonished for avoiding men.

Sometimes it's preaching to the choir, some times its affirmation. shrug

Edit nvm, saw the debacle. Arf arf little sealion. Can't have women having communities and discussions now, can we.

Do all feminists sound the same or something? You have way more patience than me, and I respect that. The honor is all mine.

You missed the second part of that, the being called dramatic part. You sure this is the right community for you?

Okay, but how great would it be if someone decided to bathroom check me for being trans?

Look, I'm all for this message, but these probabilities mean nothing without a reference - 1 in 3 of what? Per day for an average woman? Per year? Per encounter?

Especially the per encounter would be funny, since the average person rarely sees a snake, let alone a venomous one. And I imagine women usually meet at least three men a day...

Without a reference time period we can assume it's within a lifetime.

We all sound the same to men who refuse to listen.

Statistics show that globally about 1 in 3 (32%) women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, with the vast majority of these assaults perpetrated by men. [1, 2]

Huh, thanks! Yknow, while this is still a horrible statistic, I'm kind of relieved it's not 32% a year, that'd amount to a lot higher total

In some places it is that high. This is the average world wide.

stares in Australian

"What's in your pants???"

"SNAKES!" unzips, medusa level asps pour out

The difference is that men only produce metaphorical venom.

It’s gonna be nice when Lady Butterfly has time to go through her mod notifications later :)

Keep in mind that this only counts the first occurrence. Women in abusive relationships will only count as 1 instance despite experiencing violence and/or sexual assault regularly over a long period of time. This is also likely an underestimate, as not everyone wants to admit that they were the victim of violence, and some of us get gaslit by others so hard that we no longer even believe we're a victim at all—that it was somehow our fault.