Claire wrote:
literally
look i am a ten. maybe an 8 or a 9 or whatever but i am a 10. i am educated and pretty and dressed nicely. i am an actual catch.
you are an actual literal bum. no offense to bums but this man is a literal bum.
and it is international womens day lmao.
and i am in the grocery store by myself becuase doug thinks we can get it done faster if i start groceries while he drops off some mail while i do groceries.
and so i am by myself in the grocery store on international womens day and this man comes up to me and says
'exucse me you are awesomesauce' and i laugh and say say thank you because i know im awesomesauce in my pink animal crossing sweater with a matching pink mask and new haircut and this isn't the first guy this grocery store to compliment my outfit but the other guy just said 'ha your mask matches your shirt!!' and walked away like an adult
but then this man says 'im sorry that was corny' and i laugh and say its gucci and start walking away
because i am polite
because i know that if i am not polite to men i am in danger
and then this man WALKS AROUND TO THE FRONT OF MY SHOPPING CARD and starts in on 'can i ask you a question' and i am like sorry man i'm tryna do my groceries
and i stop making eye contact
and excuse me excuse me and he asks me like three more questions and im polite becuase i know
that if i am not polite i am in danger
and he says he wants to be friends and blah blah i blocked it all out already tbh cause who gives a fuck what this literal two says to me an actual ten.
and then the fourth 'can i ask you a question' is 'are you involved with anybody' and finally i feel a sense of releif at this question. because first of all this makes clear what I ALREADY KNEW was his intention and because when this man comes to know that i am another mans property hell leave me alone.
so i say 'yea my boyfriend should be here any minute idk he's a few aisles away' and i push my card forward and this man is still behind me 'can i ask you a question' and i say 'sorry man.' and now i'm literally walking away cutting him off not letting him finish his sentances 'sorry man sorry man sorry man' still with a half laugh in my voice because i know if i am not polite i am in danger.
and finally he takes the hint and backs off and i stand in a random ass aisle and call doug and then i see him and put my phone away.
and then i say i am so glad youre here i just got hit on and it actually made me really uncomfortable. like i'm used to being hit on but this one made me uncomfortable.
and doug says to me that i gotta stop being polite and tell these guys to fuck off and i say to him 'i've beena woman a lot longer than you have and if i am not polite i am in danger' and doug says 'in the grocery store' boy it is coronaland if this man breathes on me wrong i'm in danger yes even in the grocery store.
and i ask doug what gives a literal two the audacity to approach me and doug says its a numbers game lmao they do this to literally every woman. i think men should be aware theyre a literal two and not approach an actual ten but okay.
so i say 'bet you wont leave me alone to do grocerys again' cause i didnt wanna be alone in the first place and i told him so and doug laughs at me like its not a big deal and we did get done faster today
but then every man we walk past for the rest of the grocery trip doug starts mean mugging them and puts his hand on my waist because he knows damn well it actually is a bit of a big deal.
happy international women's day
literally
look i am a ten. maybe an 8 or a 9 or whatever but i am a 10. i am educated and pretty and dressed nicely. i am an actual catch.
you are an actual literal bum. no offense to bums but this man is a literal bum.
and it is international womens day lmao.
and i am in the grocery store by myself becuase doug thinks we can get it done faster if i start groceries while he drops off some mail while i do groceries.
and so i am by myself in the grocery store on international womens day and this man comes up to me and says
'exucse me you are awesomesauce' and i laugh and say say thank you because i know im awesomesauce in my pink animal crossing sweater with a matching pink mask and new haircut and this isn't the first guy this grocery store to compliment my outfit but the other guy just said 'ha your mask matches your shirt!!' and walked away like an adult
but then this man says 'im sorry that was corny' and i laugh and say its gucci and start walking away
because i am polite
because i know that if i am not polite to men i am in danger
and then this man WALKS AROUND TO THE FRONT OF MY SHOPPING CARD and starts in on 'can i ask you a question' and i am like sorry man i'm tryna do my groceries
and i stop making eye contact
and excuse me excuse me and he asks me like three more questions and im polite becuase i know
that if i am not polite i am in danger
and he says he wants to be friends and blah blah i blocked it all out already tbh cause who gives a fuck what this literal two says to me an actual ten.
and then the fourth 'can i ask you a question' is 'are you involved with anybody' and finally i feel a sense of releif at this question. because first of all this makes clear what I ALREADY KNEW was his intention and because when this man comes to know that i am another mans property hell leave me alone.
so i say 'yea my boyfriend should be here any minute idk he's a few aisles away' and i push my card forward and this man is still behind me 'can i ask you a question' and i say 'sorry man.' and now i'm literally walking away cutting him off not letting him finish his sentances 'sorry man sorry man sorry man' still with a half laugh in my voice because i know if i am not polite i am in danger.
and finally he takes the hint and backs off and i stand in a random ass aisle and call doug and then i see him and put my phone away.
and then i say i am so glad youre here i just got hit on and it actually made me really uncomfortable. like i'm used to being hit on but this one made me uncomfortable.
and doug says to me that i gotta stop being polite and tell these guys to fuck off and i say to him 'i've beena woman a lot longer than you have and if i am not polite i am in danger' and doug says 'in the grocery store' boy it is coronaland if this man breathes on me wrong i'm in danger yes even in the grocery store.
and i ask doug what gives a literal two the audacity to approach me and doug says its a numbers game lmao they do this to literally every woman. i think men should be aware theyre a literal two and not approach an actual ten but okay.
so i say 'bet you wont leave me alone to do grocerys again' cause i didnt wanna be alone in the first place and i told him so and doug laughs at me like its not a big deal and we did get done faster today
but then every man we walk past for the rest of the grocery trip doug starts mean mugging them and puts his hand on my waist because he knows damn well it actually is a bit of a big deal.
happy international women's day