On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, A. Raie Leith wrote:
> I think perhaps I missed Jake's original posting re: Take Back The Night.
> But I would like to add or share that it has been my experience that Take
> Back The Night is more about feeling safe as a womyn walking down the street
> at night, or any time of the day for that matter, than it is about
> solidarity within the feminist movement between men and womyn. I'm sorry
> that you've felt excluded Jake, but it is true that it is an entirely
> different experience to walk down the street with a group of womyn than it
> is to walk down the street with men and womyn. I'm sure I'm not getting
> exactly what I want to get accross here, but these are the basics.
I heard this same argument from the women who were telling me to get on
the sidewalk. I understand, and respect it. But, as a survivor of
violence, incest, and rape, I feel that it would be more equitible if all
people who have experienced such things could empower themselves together.
I understand women want to be able to walk at night (etc) without the
protection of a man... but I feel the same way... I want to be safe too...
and I wasn't trying to participate to show solidarity or to protect
anyone, I was trying to participate because the same thing happened to me.
jake paisain
