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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
5. Yeah you're either in or you're out there's no halfway
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 05:25 PM
Oct 2017

of course a lot of the general street harassment and some other forms happen specifically when a real standup kind of man is not present.

Also thanks to my own experiences I tell every woman that brings up anything on this topic to learn how to shout loudly in real time at whomever is doing it. If that's not gonna work in an office setting due to a power differential pull your phone out of your pocket and ask them to repeat that because you're recording and you laugh . " Can you speak directly into the microphone please?" While smirking at them. It's a "big funny joke" but it stops that shit cold, usuallY.

The first time you tell someone to get the fuck away from you in a forceful manner, is uncomfortable. It gets easier though, because it works.

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Men, its time to stand up or slither away. [View all] Stinky The Clown Oct 2017 OP
Here are some ways to go deeper. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #1
WOW...every word is spot on! BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #2
Ha ha, charade you are! WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #3
Why is it always men who do the inapproiate. Jim Beard Oct 2017 #4
Whataboutism skills : 10/10 elehhhhna Oct 2017 #6
Yeah you're either in or you're out there's no halfway elehhhhna Oct 2017 #5
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