tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642280015780930521.post261562845616520666..comments2023-10-21T09:29:57.521-02:30Comments on of sugar-baited words: Selling Fear, Anti-Rape Accessories, and the Politics of Women's Self-DefenceZaren Healey Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518674362108341977noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642280015780930521.post-48800790377547095822014-07-15T10:55:05.093-02:302014-07-15T10:55:05.093-02:30Such an important piece! I'll never forget you...Such an important piece! I'll never forget your "key to the eye! key to the eye!" advice, but it's interesting to consider in this context. While it is by no means fair for us, as women, to have to "shoulder the burden" of sexual violence, you are completely right to assert that we're not really left with a choice in the matter. I have my own pepper spray that I carry in my purse. Not only is it pink (marketed for women), the proceeds also went to breast cancer research... a bizarre intersection of violence against women/self-protection/supporting a typically female cause.DHemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561396506212335644noreply@blogger.com