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aggressive creepiness
Mar. 18th, 2008 02:03 pmThis lovely story at Pandagon has me thinking of the time i was stopped at a light on Claiborne Avenue just beside the French Quarter, when a guy walked up to the car and asked me for a date. By the time it dawned on me that what he was doing with his hand wasn't just a nervous tic, he was climaxing on the side of my car. Yes, all this happened in the time interval of a red light.
Reading the various accounts in the comments to the post i linked above has me wondering... how many people do i know who have had something like this happen to them?
For purposes of this poll, i am asking about cases where the event in question happened to you without your consent or prior awareness, especially in situations where you felt intimidated, humiliated, or threatened. However, i am not restricting this to strangers.
And yes, stuff that's happened on Bourbon Street might count. I would say, answer yes if what you saw involved non-consent, demands, or pushy creepiness. Not every instance of exposure in an environment like that is threatening or unwanted, but many times i've seen a pretty girl lift her shirt because a woman on a balcony asked her to, only to have 15-20 men crowd around her with their cameras out, or to then receive aggressive demands to show more or even do more.
ETA: Only a few people have answered so far, but i know that there could be a lot of responses to the poll. I think people don't realize just how common this sort of thing is; i'd love to see some dialogue on just what it means that aggressive creepiness is as common as it is.
ETA: Please comment if the event in question was reported to the police and/or if the perp faced any actual consequences (legal or, uh, extra-legal). None of the men who have done this to me faced any legal consequences whatsoever.
[Poll #1156275]
Reading the various accounts in the comments to the post i linked above has me wondering... how many people do i know who have had something like this happen to them?
For purposes of this poll, i am asking about cases where the event in question happened to you without your consent or prior awareness, especially in situations where you felt intimidated, humiliated, or threatened. However, i am not restricting this to strangers.
And yes, stuff that's happened on Bourbon Street might count. I would say, answer yes if what you saw involved non-consent, demands, or pushy creepiness. Not every instance of exposure in an environment like that is threatening or unwanted, but many times i've seen a pretty girl lift her shirt because a woman on a balcony asked her to, only to have 15-20 men crowd around her with their cameras out, or to then receive aggressive demands to show more or even do more.
ETA: Only a few people have answered so far, but i know that there could be a lot of responses to the poll. I think people don't realize just how common this sort of thing is; i'd love to see some dialogue on just what it means that aggressive creepiness is as common as it is.
ETA: Please comment if the event in question was reported to the police and/or if the perp faced any actual consequences (legal or, uh, extra-legal). None of the men who have done this to me faced any legal consequences whatsoever.
[Poll #1156275]
