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Apparently men have to be tracked for safety reasons. (www.bbc.co.uk)
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I find it alarming that to "protect" women, men have to be surveilled secretly in all public places. This is way beyond dystopian.

AI and remote security personnel get to decide if someone is "a predator" and take 'em down preemptively if they look suspicious.

What could possibly go wrong?

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The idea is, on that deserted railway platform, the lasers would spot the unnecessarily close choice of seat, registering it as unusual and a potential threat. Security teams would then be alerted and could either direct CCTV for a closer look or send staff in person if needed.

Me when I get arrested for sitting down in public. This is definitely not going to drive young men towards figures like andrew tate

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Do you remember the social media panic over 'man spreading' or whatever? This whole thesis that men sit with their legs spread in public spaces to specifically deny women a place to sit?

It was so wild. And everyone ate it up. And if you pointed out how many women dump their bags on seats and take up 2-3 extra seats... you were a misogynist attacking hard working women who were just trying to bring their shopping home.

It can't just be that people who take up extra space are the jerks.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep. Same with man vs bear discourse. It's all scissor statements, and people eat it the fuck up because we all need an enemy

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thanks for the link. I never heard that term before. Super interesting. But very common rhetorical device these days.

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

that was the only video that women ever appeared in to talk about that I'm fairly certain, or maybe I'm thinking about the woman that's talking about gaming and male gaming fantasies.

yeah sorry about that I was thinking about this woman

https://youtu.be/Q6pewZ6LWro