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Plenty_Strain_4199 t1_j6e85t8 wrote

Reply to comment by pillbinge in Where are the queer bars/places? by ravenclaw188

well I disagree - what appears safe to a cis het man might not feel safe to a queer woman, what’s safe for a gay man may not feel safe for a NB person. Safety is a feeling not just a fact

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pillbinge t1_j6ej8g9 wrote

There's nothing to disagree with. Getting punched in the face isn't safe. Not getting punched in the face is safer. My neighborhood is safe, but if you asked me if I'd go down a particular alley at 2AM, I'd say I wouldn't. Safe isn't defined as being able to walk around an area naked without any threat of even staring.

One can feel unsafe but be completely safe. You see that in the modern day where people feel things are worse when they aren't.

One can feel unsafe and be safe, just as one can feel safe and be in total danger. That's just a cliché that can't be tackled. We're talking in the aggregate here, since we're on Reddit, and talking in general.

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