the idea comes from an assumption that a guy is more able to physically defend himself from an attacker than a woman does. which to be fair, he technically is, and the fact that he is leads women to assume that since women would be easier targets, they would be the primary victims of random attacks. however, it is true that a guy is statistically more likely to be the victim of a random attack walking around some city at night, i'm not sure why that is, it would make more sense for women to be because most muggers and stuff are cowards. maybe they just feel less guilty if they attack a dude?
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