My coworker used to take the long way home every night. Two extra bus stops, more walking, more money, more time. One day I asked her why she didn’t just take the shortcut alley behind our building.
She laughed and said, “Oh, because a guy followed me there once and told me he could ‘do whatever he wanted’ and no one would hear me scream.”
So now, every night, she calls a male friend and pretends she’s on the phone with her “boyfriend.” Sometimes she even laughs loudly and says things like, “Yeah, I’ll see you in five minutes, babe,” even when she’s completely alone.
Not because she wants attention.
Not because she’s dramatic.
Because sounding “taken” and “protected” is safer than sounding like a woman by herself.
Men cannot even begin to understand the calculations women make every day just to get home alive.
🎁 | COMPETITION TIME:
CRYSTAL PALACE ARE FA CUP WINNERS! 🏆
We’ve teamed up with @MezzalaDesigns to give you the chance to win a print from our historic cup win! 🔴🤝🔵
How to enter:
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🎁 | COMPETITION TIME:
CRYSTAL PALACE ARE FA CUP WINNERS🏆
🤝 I’ve teamed up with @MezzalaDesigns to give the chance of winning a Print from our Historic Cup Win!🔴🔵🦅
How to enter:
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🆓 🏆 FA CUP FINAL GIVEAWAY
To celebrate the upcoming #FACupFinal we’re giving away 5 commemorative stubs to supporters of #CPFC and #MCFC fans.
Our ticket stubs are personalised to your seat details and a great way to remember a trip to Wembley.
To enter it's simple:
♻️Repost this post
🏷️Tag someone you’re going to Wembley
🚶🏽♂️Follow @footballstubs_
If you want to grab a stub anyway, they're just £5 if ordered before the final. Semi final ticket stubs also available. If you win the giveaway you'll get a refund or future credit.
UK postage included. Worldwide postage £3 extra.
⚠️ These are memorabilia only and not match tickets. Giveaway closes 9pm on 15th May. Winners drawn at random using an online picker.
When someone asks why grassroots is amazing. Show them THIS ❤️❤️
11 mths ago Harry Jolley 13, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. 4 rounds of chemo and a stem cell transplant later, he played his first game back today.
Last game of season, we needed to win to stay up. Harry came on for the final 5 mins, the score line 3-3. With his first touch, Harry scores the winner to make it 4-3! There wasn’t a dry eye in the house!
Eni Aluko is a strange one.
Happy to be a pundit for the men’s game, but doesn’t want any men working on the women’s game.
You can’t have it both ways Eni, you’re embarrassing yourself and actually making it harder for women to have the credibility they deserve.
🚨 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🚨
To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness day, we're giving you the chance to win a bundle of OddBalls goodies! 🤩
To enter, all you need to do is LIKE & REPOST this post, and we'll pick a winner at the end of the week! 🎉
GOOD LUCK! 🤞