Post by @najah.strength

Trigger Same words. ‼️Not the same joke. A man joking that men train to hit women lands differently because women already live with the reality of male violence. There’s already fear behind it. There’s already history behind it. And there’s usually a real physical power difference behind it. A woman joking that women train to beat men may still be a joke about violence — but it doesn’t carry that same threat. Context matters. You can’t strip away the power difference and then call the two situations equal. Same words. Not the same joke. A man joking that men train to hit women lands differently because women already live with the reality of male violence. There’s already fear behind it. There’s already history behind it. And there’s usually a real physical power difference behind it. A woman joking that women train to beat men may still be a joke about violence — but it doesn’t carry that same threat. Context matters. You can’t strip away the power difference and then call the two situations equal.