Acceptable Behavior?
I've been all up in my head about this recently and the more I think on it, the more annoyed I become. I would like to know when it became socially acceptable to maul and manhandle a woman. When did sexual assault become appropriate behavior? In the span of three weeks I've had an old guy attempt to grind up on my backside through my clothes on a dance floor in Tampa, and just the other night I had not one, not two, but THREE men, with absolutely no provocation on my part, grab me and smash their lips against mine!When having conversations with various people about this, I've received everything from analogies that compare men to dogs and women to bologna; That I should wear burlap when I go out; That most people can't handle their liquor; and my favorite -- I shouldn't go out by myself.
All jokes aside, I don’t care how drunk you are--I'm fairly certain somewhere you learned simple manners. You know this is just WRONG! Further, my choice of attire (which was not skanky I assure you) and whether or not I'm attractive and/or arrive to a bar un-escorted, should not equate to my being held responsible for the actions of some obnoxious letches, that given better reaction time on my part would all be undergoing testicle retrieval surgery at this very moment!
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Think about it; if some guy walked up to you in the grocery store and shoved his tongue in your mouth it'd be considered sexual assault. But hey, put that same guy in a bar, club, party etc. and it's just standard operating procedure and we're supposed to put up with it.
And just how big of a scene am I supposed to make really when guys are ALWAYS bigger than I am and could easily kick my ass?
NO KIDDING! And while I joked about kicking them in the jimmy, let's be honest, the reaction to that could very likely be a fist across the jaw. In a situation like this, the last thing I want is to be rendered unconscious on the bar room floor! Eeeesh
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