As a woman I’ve grown up used to men shouting out of their cars, builders whistling and the like. Up until this week it has all been verbal. Recently, I was on a bus coming home from Uni with my boyfriend. The journey was fine until it was time to get off and a female passenger shouted ‘you have great tits’ and grabbed hold of them. She had a really strong grip on them until my boyfriend smacked her hands and escorted me off the bus.
It’s so silly but it felt like such a violation. I have social anxiety and this incident brought on a panic attack which was not pleasant on our 2 year anniversary.
The bus was packed and not a single person did or said anything aside from my disgusted boyfriend! I’m disappointed in myself that I did absolutely nothing to this woman. I was so shocked and only really processed what had happened once the bus had driven off. I thought beforehand that I was strong and could handle myself but the fear just being touched inappropriately brought me has made me worry for the future. I don’t want to live in a world where this could happen again.
– JW
Location: Lancaster, UK
