The sentiment might come across as ridiculous but a lot of times it comes from an understandable place. She's alone with a man she doesn't know, if she's been conditioned as most women in this society have, her mind might go to that place, to the thought that something might happen. To me then the conversation isn't about how ridiculous it sounds, it's about why does a woman (or women) immediately jump to that scenario.
I can understand fear of rape, what I can't understand is paranoia becoming someones norm.
You can find several twitter posts using the "YesAllWomen" hash tag which lack
any specificity and instead go for the utterly huge logical leap that is "Male contact
of any sort can result in rape and/or violent death".
It's the goofy twitter/tumblr/youtube feminist rhetoric I've mentioned before.
The way some speak, it's as if they're afraid they'll be raped in the middle of
a mcdonald's after sheepishly asking for a double cheeseburger from the dollar menu.
As for the woman in your post, I would say this hypothetical woman
hasn't been conditioned by
society at large but where ever she happens
to lean ideologically, especially
if she's a feminist, because rape as well as
rape culture pops up commonly in those circles.
There are clearly women who make no distinction between "Good" or
"Bad" men and any attempt to challenge these ideas, immediately gets you
shut down or even labeled as some sort of rapist/misogyny enabler or apologist.
Examples below :
The link below is a perfect example of what I mean :
A Gentlemen’s Guide To Rape Culture — Medium
This sort of rhetoric has creeped it's way into the general feminist populace.
Where violent sexual assault is casually linked to "turning guys down"
and no one bats an eyelash at how patently absurd it is.
So what option's does a woman who lives alone have?
I won't even front, not sure what this has to do with my post.
There are some things people just don't have the time to learn on their own. What you are saying is that women need to be 100% trusting of every man ever, when the greater part of western culture shows that attacks in this very scenario can and have happened?
No, that isn't even remotely close to what I'm saying,in fact that's a
strawman.
What I'm saying is immediately assuming a man is malicious simply by virtue
of being born a man is dumb and highlights some of the lunacy that's rampant
in certain circles of the internet.
People tell you to be careful and mind your surroundings when you go to the hood. You NEVER think that the problem is with you its with the hood. Its like that for most women only society has conditioned us to say the issue is with the woman first.
Well I never said that
And in fact, I agree that victim blaming isn't right.
I always hated the "what were you wearing/doing?" argument. As a man raised by a mother and has sisters that particular argument disgusts me.
Well okay then, I'm just not sure what that has to do with my post.
I in no way implied that victims of rape are deserving of whatever has happened
to them.
Hire a handyman yet fear he'll rape you ? 
@ this textbook example of the type of person that "feminists" are railing against 