Jan. 20, 2012 @ 4:35 PM _

theforthrightfeminist:

This is what my pepper spray looks like. For the record, I didn’t buy it for myself, my parents got it for me. As I was walking out of Wal Mart tonight, without it, it donned on me on how fucked up it is. Not only the fact that I need the weapon itself, but it’s color.

It’s like, we’re trying to make rape culture cutesy. Same goes for pink tazers. Pink handguns. We’re trying to make these weapons adorable in order to distract ourselves from the reason we carry them: to prevent ourselves from attackers. 

Not only that, but the pink is geared toward women (or people who identify as women). There isn’t any blue, masculine mace. Why? Because men aren’t the ones who carry it around. How fucking terrible is that? “Here you go, you cute little girls, here’s a pink weapon to protect yourself from potential rapists and/or murderers.” It’s furthering the idea that rape and violence towards women is acceptable. It’s saying because our ways of protecting ourselves are cute and stylish, we’re harmless. Weapons should never make a fashion statement.

(via femonster)

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   This is what my pepper spray looks like. For the record, I didn’t buy it for myself, my parents got it for me. As I was...

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   Protecting yourself should be taken seriously, why not just sell them black it is a weapon used to fight back, why...

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    To be honest, I think you’ve over-thought this Sure, if the pepperspray was shaped like Hello Kitty I’d agree that it...

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    Be thankful they let women have pepper spray now, and if you don’t like it go buy A MANLY BLUE CAMO SPRAY SO YOU CAN BE...

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    I’m pretty sure they’re...because MOST GIRLS LIKE THE FUCKING COLOR PINK. Jesus H. I don’t...

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    I don’t see the problem. I like the pink. I don’t take offence by it. And yes, it’s fucked up that we need something to...

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    This. This. This Except, I really like my pepper spray. I have the same one and I have a navy one. It made me really...

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    I understand where she’s coming from but I can be feminine and cutesy and protect myself. Yeah, it’s fucked up I have to...

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    i get that its fucked up to need this… but it is a self defence mechanism geared towards women, you can get giant...

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