I was buying groceries & an older man, apparently German, in back of me in the line started laughing & making rude sounds, apparently because I have a large butt. He began whispering to the male cashier, and then they both laughed at me. If it had just been the old German guy, it wouldn’t have been so distressing. But when the harasser gets another male to join in, it is much worse, at least for me. I felt SICK. I felt like I was just a target, not a person who deserves respect.
It was the second time I’d been harassed by a customer/cashier combination — and the previous time my complaint to the (male) manager weren’t taken seriously (astonished they didn’t fire the clerk), so I didn’t complain. (I’d complain if I knew there was a woman in charge.)
– Grace
Location: Fred Meyer Store, Portland, Oregon
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