Creeper Log

I just moved back to the NY area to look for work. Before moving I had a horrible feeling in my stomach. I knew I would be encountering more people in the city, and since I would encounter more people, I might also encounter more harassment. That horrible, sick feeling in my stomach wasn’t wrong.

I wrote down the harassment experienced in my first few days working in the city again:

Creeper Log Day #1

I was very distracted since it was my first day back in the city and at a new job. I did catch a few creeps staring hard at my sister and I. They would stare at us from a distance, then would turn as we walked by, to stare at our backsides.

Creeper Log Day #2

Man in blue dress shirt/black slacks makes kissing sounds at my sister and I as we pass him.

Man in casual clothes asks ‘Want a candy bar, Miss?’ and holds out what I guess is candy. I shake my head ‘no’ as I’m hurrying down the subway stairs. He smacks me on the arm a few times with the candy bar. He does the exact same thing to my sister who is a few paces behind me.

Man in business suit yells in my ear (in a creepy tone) “Beautiful!” as I pass him heading through the subway.

Day 2 Notes: Sister and I wondered if the candy bar man would have hit or even have bothered another man due to only respecting men/only wanting interaction with women. We only saw it happening to the women in front of and behind us.

I contemplated grabbing the candy bar hitting my arm and chucking it down the stairs. Didn’t because there were people behind me hurrying.

The man in the suit surprised me out of my skin when he made the comment while hurrying past. Scaring the shit out of me and creeping me out doesn’t make me feel beautiful or complimented. 🙁 It’s sad he had to take a nice word and apply it to such a terrible experience.

I wish I hadn’t been stunned by each action. I was so shocked, I couldn’t really react before they got away.

Creeper Log Day #3

Nothing I was aware of.
(Still had to be vigilant)

– J

Location: NYC – Financial District