Random verbal abuse in the street

Hiya,

I just wanted to see what others thought about this subject. I work late and am often walking around city centre midnight / early hours to grab some food for a break or walk home after work. I get verbally accosted on occasion, often in rather non-fulsome language I won't repeat here!

Now I'm sure this isn't unusual (drunks in town centres being what they are) but what is to me is that it happens to me quite a lot more often than other people at work who are in the same situation as me. Or at least it seems that way. 

So two things I wonder about, is it just because of my look (I'm covered in tattoos and piercings and have multicoloured hair) which is what I reckon it is or perhaps am I just more prone to oversharing and is this something others with Autism do (sorry if this is a rude question I was diagnosed with Autism last year so am still learning).

Also, how does this affect you? I personally think about it a lot and talk about it with friends too but perhaps because I'm getting older I fairly soon forget about it. 

Hope this is ok to ask, cheers!

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  • Looking different is going to attract attention. Multicoloured hair is probably more of a factor as tattoos are quite common. I expect that's all there is to it.

    If that isn't the whole story, then body language is often a factor. Looking timid or scared, like prey, promotes this type of behaviour. The cues can be quite subtle. If lacking in confidence, it is easy to appear this way.

  • I suspect it's just appearance really, I'm pretty confident so the body language is unlikely. I suppose it's just standing out in the UK leads to some horrible comments and a few nice ones.

    On the positive side some people are lovely about my appearance, mostly during the day when less inebriated, haha!

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  • I suspect it's just appearance really, I'm pretty confident so the body language is unlikely. I suppose it's just standing out in the UK leads to some horrible comments and a few nice ones.

    On the positive side some people are lovely about my appearance, mostly during the day when less inebriated, haha!

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