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WhiskeyGrinder

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4. Now add in these messages from society:
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 07:50 PM
Jul 2019

* You don't need to be physically strong.
* Don't rock the boat.
* Don't be so paranoid.
* Why do you want to learn self-defense? Are you a man-hater?
* Don't make a fuss.
* Don't be insulting.
* That only happens to bad girls.
* Don't flatter yourself.
* Why did you stop there?
* What did you think would happen?
* Why do you expect the worst from people?
* Why didn't you think of what might happen?
* You were lucky.
* You were unlucky.
* You were dumb.
* You were dumb but lucky.
* You were smart but not smart enough.
* What were you thinking?
Etc.

I have never had my flight or fight shit kick in because of someone’s unknown, quite possibly sexual intentions.


It certainly gets the ticker moving.

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