otter_band@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWomen Should Just Be Honestsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111imageWomen Should Just Be Honestsh.itjust.worksotter_band@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoThe main thing for me is to remember it’s not personal. When a stranger treats me as a potential threat, it is not an insult to my character. Being treated as a threat by someone who knows my character, is an insult to my character. But when a stranger models me as a stranger, it’s not personal at all. It’s not about me. Not a reflection of who I am.
The main thing for me is to remember it’s not personal. When a stranger treats me as a potential threat, it is not an insult to my character.
Being treated as a threat by someone who knows my character, is an insult to my character.
But when a stranger models me as a stranger, it’s not personal at all. It’s not about me. Not a reflection of who I am.