Trigger warning! Sobering story about a girl almost taken or kidnapped by a creep at EDC (electric daisy festival) - narrated by Mr. Nightmare. I’m sorry if this isn’t the right flair.

https://youtu.be/kGVJ9tSb1AE 3rd segment by Monica L. is what I shared.

This is why we cannot let our female friends out of our sight when we rave… we deserve to be carefree and to have fun, it’s never our fault if something terrible happens to us. But the world is fucked up, so are men. Therefore if we go out, we always have to think of the best tips on protecting ourselves

I’m in my early 20s and enjoy some EDM music (future bass, progressive house, melodic dubstep, Heaven trap, indie electro, etc.) I started raving about 4 years ago when I was 19 years old. Something I noticed right away was that although there were many ravers who are about P.L.U.R (peace, love, unity, respect), there are also lvms in the crowd. I think any of my fellow concert/rave event goers here know what I’m talking about. Since the women are often dressed scantily (for some reason, rave attire seems to be very revealing - even when the event is held at night and it’s cold), sometimes I worry about us.

I’m never shaming women for their/our clothing choices, but it does make me think about the lvm who go to events just to gaze at and prey on us women. It is not fair we have to worry about the male gaze objectifying us, but we do because some men are dangerous. It also scares me how vulnerable we are, especially if we experiment with a substance. I’ve had men try to come onto me at nearly every show I’ve been to and had to get away from them. They sometimes falsely interpret our outfits and cheerful attitude at shows to mean we’re “easy” and want them, when we really don’t. It is never an invitation to touch us.

It’s disheartening when I just want to listen to some of my favorite music live, while feeling pure euphoria with female friends and some decent males who aren’t harmful. I don’t promote substance use either, but I will admit to experimenting with a bit of psychedelics in moderation at certain events. If we are going to try something, we have to at least use a test kit and make sure it isn’t fentanyl or worse. Never ever do meth, heroin, or crack. If it’s something else like Molly or LSD. Still refrain from over-doing ANY substance and definitely do not use at too many events. We have to preserve our brain cells and our mental health above everything. Also remember we can definitely still have fun sober too, don’t let any one pressure you into trying something please.

At least one trustworthy friend should be completely sober in case things get out of hand and everyone needs to stick together. Does any one have any tips on how women can feel more secure at events? Older sisters who used to be in the rave scene, do you have any advice for me? How did you stay safe and how can I?

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