My friends and I have been stared at and such multiple times by older men whilst walking around downtown before, but there are a few times that stick out in my mind:
Once my cousin and I were walking around and taking some pictures on my camera with the pretty buildings in the background, (we’re both 16) and she wanted me to step up and sit on a ledge for one of the pictures. I attempted to climb up and sit, and right then a wind blew and my flowy skirt flew right up for a second. I panicked and grabbed my skirt, hoping no one saw, but a group of construction workers walking by saw it and one of them winked at me. I felt so violated.
A friend and I were also hanging around the same area another time when we realized that two older men we had seen taking pictures in the distance had snuck up to a bush 20 feet behind us and were pretending to take pictures of the scenery around us but were actually zooming the camera in on our butts. They ran as soon as we glared at them. I am so sick of old perverts ruining everything.
– Anonymous
Location: Downtown Atlanta, GA
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