The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle to Live Free

Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by grecy on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @12:47PM (#18347264)

Please don't perpetuate the negative myths. I have met multiple women traveling solo in Africa, having the time of their lives. If you're smart, it's fine.

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Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by jklinger410 on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @02:20PM (#18348085)

My mother (a white woman walking alone) was held by armed guards just outside Lagos, Nigeria until her male "chaperone" came to get her.

They also charged him money for the exchange.

Sorry you feel I am perpetuating a negative "myth." I might agree that it is a stereotype, but it is still true. This was 2 years ago.

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Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by grecy on Thursday November 01, 2018 @01:11AM (#18351600)

Absolutely. Solo men get kidnapped near Lagos too, so I'm not sure your story "proves" anything.

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Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by DelightOne on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @01:05PM (#18347427)

> If you're smart, it's fine

You just confirmed it’s no myth. Not everybody is smart _all_ the time.

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Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by grecy on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @02:12PM (#18348008)

I don't believe a smart solo women is in any more danger than a smart solo man.

So it's a myth to say "solo women" is a problem.

You should say "solo stupid traveler" is a problem.

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Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by rebuilder on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @07:56PM (#18350263)

It's not that women are a problem. It's that in some places, women are treated badly.

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