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-Hatpins, pepper spray, and tasers are fucking stupid because they will just piss the attacker off. And they're just fucking stupid.
-Guns are not stupid, but the attacker is most likely to take it from you and use it against you.
-The attacker is most likely to take any weapon off you and attack you with it.
-We are doomed either way.
-Even if you end up shooting your attacker, you will most likely get in trouble for it.
-Self defense classes are patronizing and stupid as fuck.
-One called RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) goes to colleges and teaches self-defense, but only up until the guy has you pinned down to rape you. They don't have any moves for that. This class teaches defense against EVERYTHING BUT getting raped. Also colleges pay them a pretty penny. They are just profiting off of your victimhood and fear.
-Martial arts classes tend to be mostly guys and I'm not comfortable sparring with guys because they are probably all getting off on it.
-Why are women given only shitty options like hatpins but men laugh at toy weapons like this?
-Why are women taught to focus on disabling the attacker while men are taught to totally eliminate him?
-If you don't eliminate the attacker immediately, he can come and get you later.
-Men who open carry firearms tend be loons who virtue signal about PruhTeCtINg you, but have probably never experienced any actual danger ever in their lives, have super tiny penises, and are such loons that it would be easy for a criminal to take his weapon.
-Men who take their gun out on a date, for any reason other than to kill a bad guy, should be immediately and calmly dumped. I think this is always a threat, even if he says he just wants to show his gun to make nice conversation.
I'm interested in taking up martial arts classes but I'm worried about this as much as I would be worried about doing anything that's traditionally male dominated. I've been in mixed classes before, I usually socialize with the women and mostly ignore the men outside of basic pleasantries, but in contact sports it's not an option.
I know all-women martial arts classes exist, but they're rare and I'm afraid that sparring exclusively against other women would not prepare me well for having to defend myself against a male attacker. In the end I'm not sure what to do about it and I have a tendency to agree with your point n°4 lol
I took taekwondo classes as a teen. It was at the local community centre. There was a mix of boys and girls, men and women. It didn't involve much wrestling type moves, so not a lot of close contact. Sparring mostly involved not letting your sparring partner touch you.
I guess it really depends on what type of martial arts you choose (or in my case, my mother chose for my brother and me 😆). The type of class I was in emphasized self-control, so basically we're not supposed to conduct ourselves like violent jackasses. Anyone who had a problem with that was not welcome in the class.
We also did learn some self-defense moves, like what to do if someone bigger than you grab you or pin you down. I'm surprised to hear these aren't standard for every class, especially classes specifically for self-defense, but I suppose what you learn (or don't learn) can vary greatly depending on instructors?
This was a long time ago, I never got very advanced (no black belt here, I barely got to green 😁) and I forgot a whole lot of what I learned at this point. But how to punch, kick, and generally hit hard is something that stayed with me. I'm not about to pretend I'm some tough guy and go looking for trouble, but it's still nice to know I'm capable of doing some damage if I absolutely need to.
I think it's a very good idea for any woman to learn some type of martial arts.