I see this as more of a response to the modern feminist movement, specifically the celebrities. If you were to believe some of their Twitter feeds you would have to beg your {mother,sister,wife,daughter,niece} to never leave the house for fear of rape or assault. The AEI is (libertarian) right leaning and have published similar things in the past.

What I do find surprising is that this particular post got traction whereas the one yesterday (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21938201) did not.