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Yes but also dirty old men tried to grope you in parks and your parents didn't care.
Are you sure that changed?
Yeah now they try to grope you in the White House
It was very different in that when you went home and told your parents about it they didn't do anything at all. Nowadays parents act on it.
Definitely not disagreeing with that. I made the comment after reading the title, but before I saw the associated image.
That one sounds more unique to your individual experience, and not a sign of the times.
The fact that you don't see that as a sign of the times sounds more unique to your own individual experience.
I grew up in this era. I didn't know a single person whose parents wouldn't care if their kid was being molested by strangers in a park. There was an entire Stranger Danger topic that was frequently discussed with kids by parents and schools.
Just because you grew up in an era doesn't mean that you got the full experience others got. Kinda what I'm saying.
In the south (or for young girls most places) for example, this was definitely closer to the norm. Parents obviously would always SAY that they would always try and protect their kids—and maybe they would try—until it got to the part where they were actually molested. Then a lot of parents didn't believe or want you to speak out 🙃
Statistically, this was more often to happen with people you knew, I'll grant.