Think street harassment only happens to hot, young women? Think again. I admit it has been awhile. I was thinking about what I was going to write about today. Then I went into a retail chain store during my morning round of errands so I was more or less off the street. I was wearing a cozy, soft faux-fur jacket. I felt a hand on my back. I turned. It was one of the clerks, a very young man. “Sorry,” he said, “your coat looked so nice, I just wanted to see what it feels like.”
I doubt he would have done that to a guy, even in a faux fur. I was a actually more amused than insulted, but I said, “You know, you could have asked. Some women might have been very offended. You need to be aware that technically what you just did was assault and battery!”
He apologized.
– MJS
Location: Inside a store
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