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Australia's Mona asked a court to reverse its ruling that allowed men inside a women's only space.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/oHT6U

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (24 children)

You know who actually want women-only spaces?

Women.

Please share your mental gymnastics for how a rape survivor is supposed to feel safe in your space.

Sincerely, a rape survivor

[–] Ookami38 17 points 6 months ago (17 children)

What about a space for rape victims, male or female? Spaces for survivors of things, people dealing with things, etc. are fine, and if those things only touch women, it'll naturally only be women, or men who are (let's argue good faith, here) trying to support someone else. Rape isn't a female only problem, and so segregating it artificially may feel like a good idea at first glance, but creates other issues.

What about a space for black cop abuse survivors? I'd think that's pretty inappropriate. It'll already be mostly black, for sure, and a lot of that perspective will come through, but it's not a black only issue.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (15 children)

I think the intent behind a safe space is that it is separated from potential triggers. So people who were abused by a man may wish to be in a space with no men, since the sight of men might bring up past trauma. Same for people abused by women. Putting men and women together, even though they have all experienced abuse, may still be exposing them all to the same triggers they want to avoid.

Of course all these people have the same right to having safe spaces, but those spaces don't have to be in the same place.

[–] Sethayy 12 points 6 months ago

But of course none of that really makes sense in a museum specialising on controversy

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