I can understand women and trans people being afraid of Metro and other transit, especially if they’ve had bad experiences in the past. It’s more dangerous for some people to be alone in public than others.
Saying that as someone who’s been called slurs on public transit, but also is usually perceived as a fem guy. My biggest concern is definitely still getting sick (N95s every single trip).
That’s a problem with general culture of an area though, not public transit.
It’s dangerous for people of those demographics to be alone practically anywhere in public — not just on public transit. It entirely will depend on the local climate, though, with areas that lean more red having a more oppressive culture than elsewhere.
Framing it as “them being afraid of taking transit” paints it as being the problem itself instead of as a consequence of a much larger issue.
Yeah, the problem doesn’t begin and end at the train/bus station. Anyone afraid to be taking Metro alone due to harassment is probably also going to be afraid of walking on the street alone, too, which is also an issue.
I can understand women and trans people being afraid of Metro and other transit, especially if they’ve had bad experiences in the past. It’s more dangerous for some people to be alone in public than others.
Saying that as someone who’s been called slurs on public transit, but also is usually perceived as a fem guy. My biggest concern is definitely still getting sick (N95s every single trip).
That’s a problem with general culture of an area though, not public transit.
It’s dangerous for people of those demographics to be alone practically anywhere in public — not just on public transit. It entirely will depend on the local climate, though, with areas that lean more red having a more oppressive culture than elsewhere.
Framing it as “them being afraid of taking transit” paints it as being the problem itself instead of as a consequence of a much larger issue.
Yeah, the problem doesn’t begin and end at the train/bus station. Anyone afraid to be taking Metro alone due to harassment is probably also going to be afraid of walking on the street alone, too, which is also an issue.