sarospeaks:hoffmango:cause-shes-bittersweet:smindersonfan:secretmindreader:Okay, this is actually wh
sarospeaks:hoffmango:cause-shes-bittersweet:smindersonfan:secretmindreader:Okay, this is actually what you do if you’re being sexually harassed in any kind of public space. Draw attention to it, preferably pull away and let EVERYONE know that someone is touching you. This will not only get him to get off you but he’ll definitely think about this situation next time he wants to do something like this.Spreading the word.My mom and I were talking about this today after hearing about a woman who was molested on a plane who said nothing until she was picked up at the airport by her parents. My mom looked at me and asked what I would do in that situation and I looked her dead in the eye and I told her “it would take me .02 seconds to realize what was going on and yell angrily, and then I would be straight on to bitch slapping him so hard he wouldn’t be able to see the punch I’d throw with the opposite hand”.She nodded and accepted my salty language like a seasoned sailor.I’ve had experience with this before, in Prague a group of five girls and I were followed by three men at night. After a while they started yelling at us, the most common being “how much?” Meaning how much we “cost” as prostitutes. Seeing as they weren’t going to stop, I turned on my heel, faced them (which surprised them), spat at their feet and responded with “You couldn’t afford me.” This prompted the other girls to start yelling back at them as well, starting with our spitfire Czech friend to start slinging curses in Czech as she and the rest of the girls came up beside me. Needless to say the men backed off and pretty much fled. They weren’t expecting a fight. It empowered me and encouraged the rest of the girls to yell back too.I’ve heard that a lot of people don’t know what to do in this situation because they’ve been taught all their lives to be polite and non-aggressive. Keep your heads down or whatever.Keep in mind that studies have shown that rapists look for victims who won’t fight back.Remember that nobody has the right to touch you without your consent or harass you, and you have all the right to make the biggest fuss about it that you can possibly make.Get angry. Be in command.FUCKING RELEVANTHi, yes, okay, but ALSO.Some people are uncomfortable/afraid of confrontationSome people have very real concerns for their safetySome people may not have the mental, emotional,or physical resources to make a big sceneSome people have been told all their life to not be “a bitch” and it’s so, so hard to shake that programming.Some people have mental health issues that make them less equipped to kick up a big stink in public.It is all well and good to tell people to make a scene in public when they’re being harassed, but there are many who can’t/won’t/don’t want to AND THAT IS OKAY.If you are a person who has been harassed and you didn’t make a scene, it is NOT YOUR FAULT. It is not a requirement.If you feel that you can handle doing something like this than YOU GO AND DO IT AND BE BADASS AND WHATEVE. But if you can’t, that’s cool. Take care of yourself. Don’t let other people make you do a thing you don’t want to do. I’ll have your back too. -- source link
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