It was night and I was walking to my bus stop from a cosplay meetup. I was dressed up as a butler, fully clothed and as I walked passed a man talking on the phone, he stares at me up and down and says, ʺHey, beautiful.ʺ I looked at him and walked passed without saying anything and he starts with, ʺI was just trying to compliment you. Damn.ʺ
He follows me for a bit and stays by the bus stop, talking on his phone while continuing to look at me. For the few minutes it took for the bus to get to my stop, he stays here, staring at me.
Optional: What’s one way you think we can make public places safer for everyone?
I personally think there should be classes on street harassment as well as advertisements and such that will explain what street harassment is and why it shouldn’t be acceptable.
– Anonymous
Location: PA
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