❝ When the path of a man and woman are going to cross, it’s always the woman who’s expected to alter her path to avoid a collision. In addition, women restrict their stride as compared to men, and tend to hunch their shoulders and not initiate or maintain eye contact.
So I did this research my friends and I started messing around with this. We found that if you don’t alter your path when walking toward a man, a lot of men will almost run right into you, or bump their shoulder against yours, and then turn and give you this weird look. The weird looks you get are increased if you stand up straight with squared shoulders and take longer strides. I habitually walk this way now, and I continue to get puzzled looks by men who turn around after I pass them and watch me with an uncertain look. ❞

Own Your Space! (via andythenerd)

i think this is a product of a lot of different things, but a main one is rape culture. if you’re a woman crossing paths with a man you don’t know in public, you have an automatic feeling of uncertainty and unsafeness, and your body language reflects that. you move to shrink away, to avoid provoking or drawing the attention of the person your mind subconsciously registers as a potential rapist. it’s grim, but based off reflections upon my own experiences, i think it’s pretty spot on.

(via allyrhodesmusic)


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