I am walking down 8th street (near G) in Eastern Market. A guy yells, “Hey, pretty lady, give me smile”. I don’t respond. He gets really close to me, points his figure a few inches from my face, and sternly says, “I said, give me a smile.” My heart skips a beat and I am […]
I usually get my groceries delivered, but I needed supplies for cupcakes right away. I steeled myself to go to the Giant at Brentwood Plaza, which is the most grueling experience dealing with all sorts of leering trolls. In front of the entrance to Giant, this old man was hanging out catching the breeze with […]
On Saturday, June 27, around 4:10 PM, I was headed to Rhode Island Avenue Metro. A young woman with a toddler son was slightly ahead of me. As we got to the fare gates, a group of Metro employees was hanging out in front of the kiosk, and one of them goes “Mmm…baby girl.” I […]
It’s sad that even on the Lord’s Day street harassment is rampant! I went to Tenleytown for my yoga class this morning, and prior to it I ran to CVS. On the way there some Street Sense guys were hanging out. Everyone else who passed by was spoken to respectfully, but to me it’s “Princess! […]
I was walking home from Dupont to Georgetown at about 9:30pm on the north sidewalk of P St. bridge on Memorial Day. As I reach the end of the bridge and proceed towards Georgetown, I hear someone to my right in the trees grunting and hollering at me. I turn and there is a fat, […]