These people say things I’m supposed to feel flattered about, but I still feel harassed & dirty afterwards. Sometimes the words are just insinuated, like they ‘say’ it by singing it, kind of like an indirect way of telling you what they think – as if you asked for their opinion or harassment.
I think we have a long way to go with this one, especially in the Third World, but it would be nice if this street harassment could stop at some point, hopefully soon, but definitely eventually. This harassment is something that has always bothered me, & has affected me on a considerable level. What I hate is that people feel COMFORTABLE in saying whatever it is they wish to say without thinking about things or weighing their words first, as if it’s their god-given right to just call people names or hurt them verbally.
But if they can arrest people “joking” about mass murders, then surely something can be done about verbal harassers. Maybe they can be fined, but it seems like a tricky thing to do. What if the harassers are under-age, or what if they merely ‘insinuate’ things, & won’t own up to the harassment? What about people that say this is something that is natural?
– Anonymous
Location: street, mall
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