tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309663644247115378.post1162720978584999145..comments2015-10-28T20:55:42.025-07:00Comments on Parthenon: the implicationsAgishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074828202399142807noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309663644247115378.post-82883011287829422272012-01-12T18:28:55.345-08:002012-01-12T18:28:55.345-08:00Is there an analogy that can be made to prison her...Is there an analogy that can be made to prison here? Obviously, being a woman in the world is not the same as being a man in prison. But I think the anology is that your physical safety is, ultimately, often in the hands of others.<br /><br />A female alone on a elevator at night with a man, is at that man's mercy as to whether or not she is physically safe (99.9% of the time - the obligatory 'some woman are stronger than some men comment'). I don't think men really get this feeling very often. Sure, if someone has a gun, or there are a group of people, a man is at their mercy. But without the specture of rape, it just doesn't have the same feel.<br /><br />In jail, men live with the spectre (or all too often the reality) of rape. So having one's physical well being at the mercy of others is particular disconcerting (I would imagine). <br /><br />I'm not sure how useful this analogy is... as it's likely to simply enrage anyone who doesn't already understand the dynamic.Agishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074828202399142807noreply@blogger.com