“Don’t dress like such a dirty little SLAG”

I was recently waiting at a bus stop on my way back from the doctors. I was wearing black leggings, a shirt and a big cardigan as it was a little chilly. My bus was very late so I was daydreaming and had my head turned round looking at something else.

I was startled by someone beeping crazily at me. It was a young lad on his own in a black BMW. He was yelling at me while cruising past really slowly. The beeping made me jump and he was telling me how sexy I was so I stuck my middle finger up at him. In response to this he slammed his breaks on, climbed half way out his window and shouted at me, “Don’t dress like such a dirty little SLAG if you don’t want the attention then you stupid bitch,” and he drove off yelling.

This was in the middle of no where and the fact he stopped to shout at me was obviously very unsettling.

I frequently get yelled at and stick my fingers up, only to guys getting angry I don’t want to jump in their van and have it off there and then! I am sick of being treated this way, it’s as if I am made to feel I deserve this 24/7 harassment just because I am blonde or whatever.

– Emily Denton

Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

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