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Random verbal abuse in the street

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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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  • There's a good article in today's Guardian about how Surryey police have sent officers undercover as joggers at rush hour to see how much harassment there is of women and girls from random men, there were 16 arrests and numerous talking toos.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Maybe I live in a more civilised place or I don't go out much, but I don't see this. It used to common when I was young in London. I'd assumed, it seems erroneously, that things had moved on a bit. Maybe not.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    Sorry, but nope. 

    I was on the receiving end of this aggressive rubbish - very early one weekend morning recently - in a, so-called, "nice" small rural neighbourhood.

    You can present as "unattractive" as is possible, be well past your "sell by date", just going about your own business, and yet, still, some entitled idiot will loose off their potty-mouth / zero checked emotions / unacceptable behaviour ...all because you happen to be female.

    Well, that particular (old enough to know better) idiot really made an error of judgement - as what they failed to appreciate was ... unknown to them: I have actually known their Dad for about 10 years (that will make for an "interesting" next catch up chitchat - as we have always been on cordial terms).   

    The emboldened idiot assumed they were "anonymous".

    Incorrect.

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  • in reply to Stuart333

    Sorry, but nope. 

    I was on the receiving end of this aggressive rubbish - very early one weekend morning recently - in a, so-called, "nice" small rural neighbourhood.

    You can present as "unattractive" as is possible, be well past your "sell by date", just going about your own business, and yet, still, some entitled idiot will loose off their potty-mouth / zero checked emotions / unacceptable behaviour ...all because you happen to be female.

    Well, that particular (old enough to know better) idiot really made an error of judgement - as what they failed to appreciate was ... unknown to them: I have actually known their Dad for about 10 years (that will make for an "interesting" next catch up chitchat - as we have always been on cordial terms).   

    The emboldened idiot assumed they were "anonymous".

    Incorrect.

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