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16. Ever been Date Raped? I have.

Reply to Trueblue1968 (Original post)

Tue Mar 2, 2021, 05:21 PM

Mar 2021

In the 1970s and '80s women knew the hell we'd be put through trying to prosecute these fking criminals, so we did nothing. That's why the "Me Too" movement has resonated and gained so much traction. There were so damn many of us being abused and we couldn't do anything about it without potentially ruining our own lives.

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If the HUNDREDS of men who sexually harrassed me got locked up, they would need 48576 jails [View all] Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 OP

Right on! Kath2 Mar 2021 #1

OMG. This is EXACTLY correct. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #2

Been there many times myself. wnylib Mar 2021 #23

I think never....They don't call some, dirty old men because of hygiene. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #37

When I was a cocktail waitress, had a boss who used to calll me "Big Butt" Dream Girl Mar 2021 #45

Because it hurt, that was enough to say it repeatedly. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #47

Oh dear. That reminds me of a friend wnylib Mar 2021 #52

when i was 25 ... i got fired because i wouldn't have sex with the boss Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #65

Me too Faux pas Mar 2021 #3

Thanks for posting, Trueblue1968.. Permanut Mar 2021 #4

Damn, where were you when I was 20? wnylib Mar 2021 #25

Hung around with the guys who would confront and ridicule these clowns.. Permanut Mar 2021 #59

You did fine. Good to be reminded that wnylib Mar 2021 #64

1976 employer: You didn't tell me you were MARRIED! flor-de-jasmim Mar 2021 #5

Ha! I got propositioned by a VP shortly after I got married. He said "married women don't tell" SharonAnn Mar 2021 #8

High school and the creep who would follow me in the hallway trying to touch my butt zeusdogmom Mar 2021 #6

Report it? What the hell was the point? Mariana Mar 2021 #9

You forgot the big one. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #24

Some "boys" never grow up zeusdogmom Mar 2021 #50

You said it. NT enough Mar 2021 #40

Bingo! zeusdogmom Mar 2021 #46

Excuses Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #78

No, these were not "excuses". Mariana Mar 2021 #79

same here. damn! everyone even has to take a "sexual harassment seminar" IcyPeas Mar 2021 #7

I was 16, NotAPuppet Mar 2021 #10

A very gutsy comeback - did he fire you? TheRickles Mar 2021 #29

No, NotAPuppet Mar 2021 #32

A good resolution, thanks for sharing it. TheRickles Mar 2021 #35

When I was 16 and babysitting a neighbor's kids, wnylib Mar 2021 #36

No shit. Jilly_in_VA Mar 2021 #11

Me too. It started when I was 15 working at Burger King. It steadily continued from there on. amywalk Mar 2021 #12

Same here. Duppers Mar 2021 #13

I've had female co-workers and even bosses Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #14

Try living in Latin America! Bluesaph Mar 2021 #15

My s-i-l tells me it's standard OP in Italy too. Duppers Mar 2021 #21

I live in Rio Piedras on Lake Arenal. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #39

I live in southern Cali. Bluesaph Mar 2021 #58

Ever been Date Raped? I have. OMGWTF Mar 2021 #16

Date rape that they didn't think was date rape womanofthehills Mar 2021 #72

Ain't that the truth! bamagal62 Mar 2021 #17

To clarify things: Aussie105 Mar 2021 #18

Or maybe parents should do a better job at raising their boys Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #20

+100000 Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #30

good pop in the nose ?? the advice is directed at women, prevent "boys from being boys." Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #76

Yes, exactly DesertRat Mar 2021 #70

I am not now (nor was I when you were between 10 and 70) Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #33

Well this clarifies one thing for sure. NT enough Mar 2021 #42

Poor boyz. Am I right? LizBeth Mar 2021 #54

The power of a union. multigraincracker Mar 2021 #19

That's the way it's done. progressoid Mar 2021 #38

It's sad that this made me laugh and radical noodle Mar 2021 #22

I got my mother's big mouth Warpy Mar 2021 #26

Yup. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #27

Started when I was 16 and finished when I was about 45. Chalco Mar 2021 #28

Many of us have lived that misery. Pongo Mar 2021 #31

My sister had 5 older brothers zipplewrath Mar 2021 #44

I would say, what if I am? Would that stop you or make you worse? LakeArenal Mar 2021 #49

Yep, I could have written this. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2021 #74

Right on. I was in my late 30's before I started ratchiweenie Mar 2021 #34

How many of the hundreds are Governors? n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #41

Yep. If we can go back 50 years, I.could put hundreds in the sinkingfeeling Mar 2021 #43

jeez, i must have don't even try on my forehead. of course maybe i just ignored it. pansypoo53219 Mar 2021 #48

Yep. And worse, when a woman speaks out, it affect her position in a company. LizBeth Mar 2021 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author ego_nation Mar 2021 #53

In the interests of equality bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #55

This is probably the wrong place to recommend that. Better if you go start your own thread... Hekate Mar 2021 #75

I'm reading my life story throughout this thread! chowder66 Mar 2021 #56

Being ugly has its benefits. KentuckyWoman Mar 2021 #57

I agree, I worked in a man's business world and it was all the time Bev54 Mar 2021 #60

First one in high school. redstatebluegirl Mar 2021 #61

Take Back your Power through Lawsuits Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #62

Every guy from 18 up should read the posts on this thread. PatrickforB Mar 2021 #63

+1 LizBeth Mar 2021 #77

Your post is spot on Trueblue1968, nearly all of us women have suffered some form of iluvtennis Mar 2021 #66

i hate to assume orleans Mar 2021 #67

Amen, Sister, amen. Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #68

K&R Blue Owl Mar 2021 #69

Exactly I would be a rich woman the number of times men have said inappropriate things to me in kimbutgar Mar 2021 #71

Wish I knew then what I know now. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2021 #73