The “Weaker Sex” Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Women become frail because everyone thinks they’re frail — including themselves.

Stark Raving
Nov 3 · 4 min read
Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash

My body feels vulnerable, my body feels small and breakable and weak. My body recoils from men’s physical presence, their strength their height their width their assurance, the way they take up space in the world. My body fears and hides and…

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Stark Raving

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Fighting against sexual assault and for great sex. Intersectional feminist writer. More on my blog: starkraving.co.uk

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