A friend and I were discussing assaults, both sexual and otherwise, [View all]

and how best to protect oneself. Of course, we remember to SING, but what other options? I have advocated since my teens that every girl be taught martial arts from the earliest possible age. We are not going to change our misogynist, woman-hating culture any time soon, especially with the scum currently in power, so what do we do?

I remember from years ago that there was a company that sold bracelets that carried a capsule of concentrated skunk scent. I rather liked that idea, although I thought that those, and similar objects, including the mace I carried on my keyring, should include a really hideous dye.

I just went looking, and there are quite a number of companies and products out there, including skunk spray bracelets.

Do any DU'ers have experience with such products, or other ideas on how we defend ourselves in this climate of woman-hating and rage? (Holly Near's "Fight Back" is playing in my head as I type this.)