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I was walking from the bus stop to my house, and I heard someone yelling. All of a sudden this man on a bike rode up behind me and yelled “Oh I wanna take a bite out of that,” and I jumped because I was so startled. He noticed and he slowed down and said […]

Actually, this was one of my more positive street harassment experiences (as if! but I say that because I felt good about how I responded–even though I did it without thinking). I was walking east on T St., away from Dupont Circle, thinking my thoughts, when I realized two men across the street were yelling […]

So, my 10 year old niece and I are walking into a restaurant, we entered thru a different door than where the hostesses were located. Therefore, we had to walk thru the restaurant and pass the bar to get seated. I’m walking she is behind me but she’s still visible. As I pass the bar, […]

I was just grabbing lunch when I saw an elderly man walking toward me. Didn’t think anything of him until he winked at me and very obviously turned around (after he had just walked past me) to hit my behind with his rolled up newspaper. Come on. Really? Ugh. Submitted by anonymous on 8/23/2010 Location: […]

A man explained to my friends that the only reason I had my nails painted was because I wanted to get some “sexual healing.” He went on and on about how any woman who does anything to make herself look like she isn’t a troll, or any women who naturally doesn’t look like a troll […]