(11-06-2015, 03:49 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I had a female friend who lives in Jersey now and she was talking about being street harassed in NYC and creeped on on public transportation, and it was just so damn foreign to me. Â I've lived in poor/lower middle class neighborhoods all my life, but I can't recall ever being creeped on here. Â I asked her if guys up north are just unmitigated creepers, and another friend who lives in NYC said that they're just exceptionally blatant there. Â I guess that's true in SF, too. Â It's just so damn weird. Â ._. Â I don't understand how parents can raise their kids to be so rude in public.
Yes. This is true. They are so much more bold here.
When I lived in Tulsa and Athens (Georgia, not Greece) I barely had any trouble with creepers, and I was way more into dressing sexy back then than I do now. I developed foot problems so I don't wear high heels often anymore, but back then I was basically always in a short skirt and heels unless it was cold (in which case I was in a short skirt with winter tights and heels).
And I was rarely harassed on the street. I mean, even wolf whistles were rare!
But here? I love so much about living in the bay area, but I get creeped on constantly. Even when I'm just wearing jeans and a hoodie.
Though honestly I will take the extra creepers creeping over all the other crap I had to deal with in the South, like not being able to use a public restroom without risking arrest or assault (or both). Also I like having healthcare! And having my HRT covered by insurance! And being in the process of getting my surgery dates secured!
Yeah. The creepers may be scary, but I wouldn't leave. I can't leave. Here, at least, I am (mostly) treated like a person.
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