FustanyTalks: Why are strangers deciding how I dress everyday?
everyday that I have not been through a traumatic form of abuse or harassment that has harmed me deeply. But I also want to put it out there that as a women, I still feel violated and hurt everyday by how I'm viewed and looked at and it does seep into my mind and affect how I see myself, how I move, walk and the decisions I make everyday.
That voice, became an automatic recording in my head, to the point where I'm not even aware of it and I'm not even conscious of how problematic it is. It's like because I was born a female in this society, it's completely normal for me to think like that because at the end of the day I'm looking to protect myself.
I know countless of women who choose their outfit everyday according to and in consideration of where they're going, what they're going to be doing, where they're going to park and how long they're going to be walking. Can you imagine? Walking! A basic human right... and 80 percent of the women I know don't feel safe doing it in most streets unless they're accompanied by a man.
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