
I’ve had a similar experience where a few friends confided in me that made it more real for me. Will def make me very protective of my future daughter. However I will say when that guy mentioned a girl will even run into guys “like his friends growing up”. I am not friends with creepy or otherwise dangerous guys. In some circles it’s probably seen as normal but just don’t be in those circles
Like I’ve never really liked the term patriarchy because in my eyes it views it as a “societal” problem instead of creepy men who need to face the consequences of their actions. If the focus is more on personal accountability, there will be more deterrents or more consistently applied punishments that will hopefully help to decrease it.