Since I was in middle school, I’ve been honked at, stared at, and had vulgar things of a sexual nature yelled at me. In high school, my friends and I would count how many times we got honked at during the 7 minute walk from our campus to a restaurant nearby- if I remember correctly, our record was 17.
Today, I was walking from my college campus to my apartment in broad daylight, and a delivery truck driver began honking and staring at me, and when I went to cross the street he began yelling lewd things at me. I felt embarrassed, ashamed, and vulnerable- and it was only 2pm.
I’m currently writing a letter to the company the truck and driver belonged to inform them of the incident and that, as a result, I will always have a negative connotation of their company. Things like this need to stop. I should be able to walk down the street without being treated like this- it is scary and disgusting.
– Anonymous
Location: Boston, MA
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