[Smashpatriarchy] Regarding the Creep Posters

[Christopher Leinonen]

Hey folks!
So overall, as we've seen, the Don't Be A Creep Posters went over really
well.  But there have been some issues brought up regarding the wording of
Tip #4 (which I think could also apply to Tip #5).  To refresh:

Tip #4:
*Deal with the fact that many women are bombarded with sexual
interest,*invitations, harassment, groping, and
*worse* on an almost constant basis.

Tip #5:
*Deal with the possibility that she'll receive* your interest differently
than you intend.  *Disengage.*
*
*
Regarding #4 in particular, there's been a bit of confusion as to what is
meant by "Deal with..."
So at the meeting today, we agreed that we should reconsider the wording
before we package these up as PDFs for wider distribution.

My suggestion:
*Understand that many women are bombarded with sexual interest,* invitations,
harassment, groping, and *worse* on an almost constant basis.
Or possibly "Understand the fact that..." to hew closer to the original
wording.

I think this particular issue of wording came up because #4 and #5 were
originally a single tip but had to be separated to make them properly
digestible for a poster.  #5 still uses the "deal with" language, but I
think since it has the imperative "Disengage," the meaning is more clear.

Thoughts?
-Chris
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