My intent is not to dismiss the fact that women do face non-violent harassment, and it’s not a given that it must be so. I’m from Sweden - I have a female friend from the Netherlands who now lives in Sweden, and constantly talks about how she’s still getting used to feeling safe walking the street alone at night, because she’s accustomed to being catcalled and leered at in the Netherlands. So it is possible to have safe streets, and it’s not about law enforcement, it’s about culture - which is something we all affect and therefore can fix.
I just want to say, I’m also from Sweden, grown up outside of a smaller town, I do not feel safe if I’m not in central central Stockholm, Copenhagen or Göteborg.
If there isn’t 100s of people around I won’t feel safe, because If I scream where I grew up, no-one will notice it.
My intent is not to dismiss the fact that women do face non-violent harassment, and it’s not a given that it must be so. I’m from Sweden - I have a female friend from the Netherlands who now lives in Sweden, and constantly talks about how she’s still getting used to feeling safe walking the street alone at night, because she’s accustomed to being catcalled and leered at in the Netherlands. So it is possible to have safe streets, and it’s not about law enforcement, it’s about culture - which is something we all affect and therefore can fix.
I just want to say, I’m also from Sweden, grown up outside of a smaller town, I do not feel safe if I’m not in central central Stockholm, Copenhagen or Göteborg. If there isn’t 100s of people around I won’t feel safe, because If I scream where I grew up, no-one will notice it.
No judgement, but I do not believe this to be normal for Swedish women, especially in smaller towns.
Maybe not, shared my experience as a Swedish woman though ☺️
Yeah and thank you for doing so, it’s a nice thing about the internet that it can help you get out of your own bubble a bit.