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Humans have made great strides in providing a healthy environment for women in our society. Still, plenty of women feel threatened to even walk alone in some places. And Danica Patrick had a conversation with Dr. Jordan Peterson about the downside of being a woman.

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In fact, Patrick agrees with the Psychologist about what he said.

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The iconic psychologist came on an episode of Danica’s podcast, “Pretty Intense”. And the two talked about the dangers of being a woman in the current world.

Dr. Peterson said, “Women become sexually vulnerable at puberty.”, “There’s plenty of places in the world where walking alone would make you a valid target, even.”

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And Patrick even agreed to this as she nodded her head in agreement and said, “Right.” Of course, providing humans with safety in developed areas took a lot of effort. But what many fail to notice, as the Psychologist explained, is that safety is more of a privilege than it is an expectation.

He stressed that point as he said, “We assume that our relatively safe environments are normal. They are not, they took a lot of work to get safe. Like, so much work that it’s incomprehensible.”

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Clearly, sexualizing a female has been common in everyday life for far longer than it should have been. And Patrick experienced it first-hand when she entered the NASCAR Cup Series as the only female at the time.

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Danica Patrick reveals female athletes have to deal with being sexualized

Back in 2012, during a media appearance at the Daytona International Speedway, the former driver talked about how she disagrees with the word “sexy”.

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Patrick outlined the difference between a Male and Female athlete in a male-dominated sport. She said, “If there is a pretty girl, it’s like they don’t know how to describe a pretty girl other than being sexy and that has such a negative connotation to it.”

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Danica added, “You don’t describe a guy like that. You don’t frame it that way for a guy. If female athletes are pretty, they only know how to describe them in a sexual way.”

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The Daytona pole winner might have a point. So, do you think she’s right in what she’s saying? Let us know in the comments.

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane. Short tracks have a special place in Hetul's heart, but he gets really excited for Superspeedways, especially when the race is at Talladega. However, when the Formula One paddock gets ready to race, you'll find Hetul hoping to see Carlos Sainz stand at the top of the podium.

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