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“You look like a 46 dollar whore, and 40 is for the bike.”

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I was sitting at a red light on my bike minding my own business when I realized a guy sitting on a nearby bench was talking to me. I didn’t acknowledge him because I was alone, but being aware gave me the displeasure of hearing what he was saying.

“You look like a 46 dollar whore, and 40 is for the bike.” Insulting to me and my bike. The whole time, a cop was standing about ten feet away. He didn’t even make a comment. The loser was still flapping his gums together as the light turned green and I rode away.

I was left feeling unsafe, with the unpleasant reminder that some men really do think of me a nothing more than an object. To top it off, men who don’t harass sometimes don’t understand how distressing it is, because they never see it. They don’t realize how scary it is and how powerless it makes you feel.

– MR

Location: Charles Street at North Avenue, Baltimore, MD

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7-11 hideout

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I was walking home from a bar when a couple of guys in a car started propositioning me. They asked me for blow jobs and sex, insinuating that I was a hooker and they’d pay for it. (It was winter time, I was wearing a bulky coat and combat boots and was in no way soliciting). I had to hide in a 7-11 for fifteen minutes before they left.

– anonymous

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Weekly Round Up: August 15, 2010

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Story Submissions Recap:

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In the News, On the Blogs:

Events:

Announcements:

10 Street Harassment Tweets from the Week:

Resource of the Week:

Men’s Anti-Violence Council

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Bicycling stalker in Alberta

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I was walking downtown to meet a friend when a guy on a bike started following me and trying to talk to me. I asked him to leave me alone and he persisted, driving his bike in increasingly tight circles around me and getting really aggressive. I pulled out my cell phone and told him I would call the police if he didn`t leave me alone.

– Anonymous

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Since when do restaurant lines = “beauty” contests?

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I was waiting in line to get into a restaurant with some friends when a group of guys walked over and started evaluating us on our looks.

They decided I was attractive enough to merit their attentions (my friends were dismissed as ‘too tall’, ‘too fat,’ and ‘fugly’ but me, o lucky me I ‘could stay’). They got really close and started mocking me when I asked them to leave me alone.

They stayed until we got in to the restaurant and got our own table. Nobody else in line spoke up.

– Anonymous

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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