A safe state of mind?
What does it mean to be safe? Is it a state of mind? A feeling? A perception? How does it relate to feelings of danger and vulnerability?
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What does it mean to be safe? Is it a state of mind? A feeling? A perception? How does it relate to feelings of danger and vulnerability?
hi David! This is exactly a conversation I am having a conversation with another OpenIdeator - we call it "shield vs. sword". What are our shields vs. our swords. Please join that conversation! You too, Meena!
http://www.openideo.com/challenge/womens-safety/research/give-women-2-wheels-to-fly#c-ed9d5761f794aa73056a49a50c8535b1
David! Great questions. I'm going to tease some of those out with my friends here. Will get back when I have some perspectives. In the meantime, here's a personal anecdote about when my clothing made me feel uncomfortable and borderline unsafe. Last year I had a business trip to UAE/Qatar. On my return leg I had connections through Bahrain. It was late at night and my flight was long, so I was wearing my yoga pants. The second I stepped off the plane to go through security for transit, I felt uncomfortable, out of place, and possibly a little unsafe. No one was looking at me. But I felt very exposed and vulnerable. Clothing, appearance and norms do matter. I think they can be a symbol of courageous defiance or a source of vulnerable exposure depending on the situation....
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