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re: Against All Odds, Black Women Are Hitting The Trails
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:13 am to djmed
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:13 am to djmed
"We also cannot ignore that safety is a heightened issue for Black women and nonbinary people. We live in a world that often underestimates, oversexualizes and endangers us. And so, when hopping onto a trail that may lead us deep into nature, we’re facing a compounded risk.
And then we have to consider logistics. Black Americans are statistically less likely to live close to green spaces, biodiversity and other outdoor amenities that are conducive to hiking. And while we know that proximity to green space has links to mental well-being, our access to the great outdoors is an oft-overlooked component of social justice.
There is also the issue of gear. Though hiking appears to be an egalitarian form of working out (it’s kind of just walking, right?), it’s not. Good hiking shoes on their own — even when purchased secondhand — can be expensive. Just preparing to hike, some women I spoke to told me, can feel othering."
And then we have to consider logistics. Black Americans are statistically less likely to live close to green spaces, biodiversity and other outdoor amenities that are conducive to hiking. And while we know that proximity to green space has links to mental well-being, our access to the great outdoors is an oft-overlooked component of social justice.
There is also the issue of gear. Though hiking appears to be an egalitarian form of working out (it’s kind of just walking, right?), it’s not. Good hiking shoes on their own — even when purchased secondhand — can be expensive. Just preparing to hike, some women I spoke to told me, can feel othering."
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:23 am to djmed
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Good hiking shoes on their own — even when purchased secondhand — can be expensive.
Trendy, designer hiking shoes/boots can be expensive. Great, super high-quality hiking shoes/boots can be somewhat expensive. Good hiking shoes/boots are dirt cheap.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:23 am to djmed
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We live in a world that often underestimates, oversexualizes
I'm calling BS on this. Black women are dead last in all surveys of men on levels of attraction by race. They're barely even at the top of attractiveness from their own black men.
This whole article is bullshite.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:33 am to djmed
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Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:47 am to djmed
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a heightened issue for Black women and nonbinary people. We live in a world that often underestimates, oversexualizes and endangers us.
NOBODY is oversexualizing black women, unless it's black women themselves.
You will never find a 400 lb black woman who thinks she might not be attractive. Ol' girl is the sexiest thing going - just ask her. Hell, just be in the same room. She'll probably tell you anyway.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:48 am to djmed
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othering.
WTAF is this?
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:50 am to djmed
This is so dang dumb. The vast majority of people who hike live in urban areas. I don't know one damn country person who hikes. Not one. And these are folks who make a living outside in some fashion. Maybe camping but not hiking.
Mofos just make up shite to cry about.
Mofos just make up shite to cry about.
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