Patricia Grisafi
Since many men are still going on about “not all men” whenever a woman says that she is scared of being sexually assaulted or murdered, people are trying their best to explain that this is not the point at all.
It’s really infuriating that women have to keep coming up with clever analogies or rehashing traumatic personal experiences, but here we are. There is still a lot of denial and defensiveness from men instead of honestly asking what they can do to help.
One TikToker tried to paint a very simple picture about how “not all men” is not the right response.
Prithika Chowdhury made a now-viral TikTok video illustrating about how it’s not about “not all men” but is really more about how there are “enough” or “too many” men who are putting women at risk.
Chowdhury spoke with Bored Panda about her video as well as her own experience with sexual assault: “I created those analogies in hopes that the boys would understand. Of course, the analogy wasn’t meant for all men and men only, it was to spread awareness and to say we can’t trust anybody 100%,” Chowdhury said.
“In my opinion, I believe if we listen to both perspectives—see both sides—we can most likely resolve most of the world’s problems. However, we all know the world can never be perfect. All we can do is cope,” she added.
Chowdhury said that as a TikToker, she mostly prefers to make comedic videos. However, she wants to use her platform to spread awareness: “Hopefully, I can change the perspectives of my audience as well, to talk about many problems surrounding the world.”
Watch the full video here:
Featured Image: TikTok
