Reclaim the Night from St Andrews “Feminists”

By Editor 7 years ago

Anon criticises St Andrews’ branch of Reclaim The Night.

The views in Standpoint do not necessarily reflect those of The Stand. 

There is no doubt that though it might appear to be a sleepy seaside town in North East Fife, St Andrews is in fact a hive of social activity. Aside from our well known balls, there exists as plethora of less conspicuous events ranging from life drawing sessions to “gatherings” at remote houses you’ve never quite had the enthusiasm to find.

But a slightly different event recently took place in this little town. The so-called “Reclaim the Night” campaign, which has graced the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square, made an appearance here in St Andrews, as students marched down the political arena of our three streets.

Reclaim the Night was organised by the Feminist Society and Saints LGBT+ in order to raise awareness for violence against women and to stop “telling people how they can avoid being raped, and start telling people not to rape.”

While the movement may have lofty political ambitions, there is also a real underlying motivation for some people to take part. Many of us, myself included, have felt unsafe on nights out. Some of us may have experienced this sort of violence. It is possible to argue that, in some places, a fear of such violence is a regular reality for women whenever the sun goes down and the street lights turn on.

But in St Andrews? Really?

When we arrived here, it was not unusual to hear complaints about the nightlife; the only nightclub in the entire town is now shut down leaving limited options for a “wild night out.” But – and let’s be honest here – when was the last time anyone complained about a genuine and pervasive culture of male violence against women here? Or of, to use the now fashionable term, “rape culture” being spread across the populace?

That is not to say that St Andrews is a peaceful utopia where everybody alike feels safe and secure all of the time. Nowhere is. An example of male violence was cited in a related article; it detailed the story of two students who were “punched and left on the street outside our very own Dervish simply because they asked a ‘drunken idiot’ to stop harassing a girl.” However, the fact that this one callow bust-up was the only example found to illustrate the supposed perils of St Andrews demonstrates how weak their case truly is.

Is this violence endemic? Is it the product of rampant misogyny? It is rowdy students after one too many Pablos acting like cretins. Fights happen. Get over it.

And who are we reclaiming the night from? Men? Most of the men you will see on a typical night out are dressed in some sort of bizarre black-tie combination (a tuxedo jacket and swimming trunks was my latest find), gliding between various bars as they try to not to get frostbite. Is it these men who supposedly “own” the night? Are they a symbol of patriarchal oppression? Do they constitute a real and likely threat of violence towards women? The question is absurd.

Reclaim the Night has noble causes. As for all those marching through St Andrews, banners in hand, I have no doubt that they had good intentions and genuinely wanted to help a situation which is real and alive to millions of women worldwide.

But to uproot the campaign from its context and plant it in this small, safe and liberal town which we’ve come to call home is grossly inappropriate. To imply that the problem of male violence towards women in St Andrews is in any way comparable to the places which inspired this movement is not only a misrepresentation, but an insult to all the women across the globe who suffer from the fear of violence and sexual abuse on a daily basis.

If your feelings on this issue are as strong as the banners and chants you brought to North Street make out, I’d suggest taking your campaign to Karachi or Riyadh, maybe. But sure as hell, don’t take it to St Andrews.

You don’t need to “reclaim” the night. It is already yours.

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  92. گروه تلگرام سئو: راهنمایی حرفه ای برای بهبود سئو

    گروه تلگرام سئو جایی است که افرادی با
    انگیزه و علاقه به بهبود جستجوهای گوگل و
    دیگر موتورهای جستجو به هم ملحق می‌شوند.

    این گروهها فرصتی عالی برای مبادله اطلاعات، بازخورد و
    آموزش در زمینه بهینه سازی سئومی‌باشند.
    با پیوستن به گروه تلگرام سئو، می‌توانید از تجربیات
    دیگران استفاده کرده و بهترین روش‌ها و راهکارهای سئو را برای وبسایت خود پیاده سازی کنید.

    این گروه‌ها مکانی مناسب برای پرسش و پاسخ درباره مسائل
    مرتبط با بهینه سازی و بهبود رتبه وبسایت‌ها در نتایج جستجو
    هستند. البته باید به این نکته
    توجه داشت که در گروه‌های تلگرام سئو، پیشنهاد و تجارب اعضا اهمیت دارد و بهتر است از منابع معتبر
    و تایید شده برای اجابت سوالات و استفاده از راهنمایی‌ها استفاده کرد.

    برخی از سوالات متداول که در گروه تلگرام سئو دیده می‌شوند عبارتند
    از:

    چگونه می‌توان رتبه وبسایت خود را در گوگل بهبود داد؟
    چگونه می‌توان کلمات کلیدی مناسب برای سئو انتخاب کرد؟
    چه تغییراتی در سایت باید ایجاد شود
    تا بهبودی در جستجوها ایجاد شود؟

    چالش‌های گروه تلگرام سئو و راهکارهای آن

    تلاش برای ایجاد گروه تلگرام سئو برای افزایش ترافیک وب سایت می‌تواند با چند
    چالش روبرو شود. یکی از این چالش‌ها ممکن است کاهش فعالیت و تعداد اعضا در گروه باشد.
    برای حل این مشکل، مهم است به مواضع
    سئو توجه کنید و محتوای جذاب و ارزشمند ارائه دهید تا
    اعضا شما را ترجیح دهند. یک چالش دیگر ممکن است در تشویق اعضا به مشارکت
    فعال در گروه باشد. برای این منظور، می‌توانید با ارائه برنامه‌ها و فعالیت‌های جذاب، اعضا را مشوق به مشارکت کنید.
    همچنین، مداومت در ارتقای سئو گروه تلگرام نیز یک چالش است.
    برای حل این مشکل، می‌توانید برنامه‌هایی برای به‌روز رسانی محتوا و ارائه
    تقویم محتوایی ایجاد کنید تا
    همیشه اطلاعات خود را بازنگری کنید و جذابیت گروه
    را حفظ کنید.این راهکارها به شما
    کمک می‌کنند تا گروه تلگرام سئو
    را با کیفیت و موثر اداره کنید.

    راه حل‌های خلاقانه برای حل مشکلات گروهتلگرام سئو

    با گسترش استفاده از بسترهای اجتماعی، گروه تلگرام سئو نیز با چالش‌های خود روبه‌رو
    است. برای حل این مشکلات، از روش‌هایی خلاقانه و نوآورانه باید استفاده کرد.

    یکی از راه‌های موثر برایجذب اعضای فعال و بالقوه، ارائه محتوای ارزشمند و تخصصی است.

    ایجاد بحث‌ها و سوالات جذاب، افزایش تعامل میان اعضا و تبدیلآن به مکانی برای به اشتراک گذاشتن دانش و تجربیات، می‌تواند به افزایش اعضای گروه کمک شایانی کند.

    همچنین، استفاده از ابزارها و روش‌های تحلیلی نیز می‌تواند در بهبود کیفیت
    محتوا و جذب اعضای هدف تاثیرگذار باشد.
    بهره‌گیری از تجربیات شخصی و مطالعات موردی، نیز می‌تواند
    به بهبود عملکرد گروه و جلب توجه بیشتر کمک کند.
    از این رو، بهبود کیفیت محتوا، افزایش تعامل و مشارکت اعضا، و بهره‌گیری از ابزارهای تحلیلی، می‌تواند راهکارهای موثری برای حل مشکلات گروه تلگرام سئو باشد.

    جمع‌بندی: امید و پژوهش‌های تحول‌آفرین
    گروه تلگرام سئو

    گروه تلگرام سئو با ارائه مطالب آموزشی و تحلیلی در
    حوزه بهینه‌سازی وب‌سایت، نه تنها افراد را راهنمایی می‌کند
    تا دیدگاهی عمیق‌تر نسبت به مفهوم سئو کسب
    کنند، بلکه امیدواری به توسعه و بهبود حرفه‌ای خدمات
    آنلاین در ایران پرورش می‌دهد.
    با توجه به اهمیت بالقوه جذب ترافیک
    ارگانیک برایهر وب‌سایت، محتواهای اینگروه می‌تواند گامی مثبت
    برای تقویت حضور آنلاین کسب‌وکارها و
    فعالان دیجیتال باشد.

    با اعمال یک نگاه انتقادی به موضوعاتی
    که در گروه تلگرام سئو مطرح می‌شود، می‌توان تا حدودی نگرش‌های عمومی را برای بهبود راهبردها و رویکردهای دیجیتال شکل داد.
    اما به هیچ وجه نباید فراموش
    کرد کههر سبک و رویکردی برای موفقیت آنلاین فرصت‌ها و
    چالش‌های خود را دارد و استفاده از اصول دقیق و تطابق با شرایط خاص هر فرد یکی از عوامل بسیار حایز اهمیت
    است. امیدوارم که همگی با توجه
    به دانش‌های بدست آمده از گروه تلگرام سئو، بتوانند راهی سازمانی و خلاقانه برای موفقیت خود در فضای اینترنت پیش گیرند.

    راه حل‌ها
    چالش‌ها

    استفاده از کانال‌های ارتباطی برای اطلاع‌رسانی
    کاهش اعضا به علت عدم تنوع محتوا

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