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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am above average looking and this never happens to me. I’ll tell you why: everyone I meet can tell fairly immediately they shouldn’t mess with me. I’m very pleasant generally, but I will absolutely come for you if you try anything. You have to be willing to say things that feel uncomfortable to say in response:

“don’t touch me.”, with a very hard stare until they remove their hand apologize.

Staring them down with absolutely 0 verbal response when they say something inappropriate. Wait for the apology to come.

“I must have misheard you.” Or “did you really just say that?” Blank stare or look of disgust while they back away from the conversation.

Practice in the mirror. [/quote]

I’m kind of a butterface, but I am thin and have long blonde hair. In my early 20s I was harassed constantly. I am very shy and quiet.

I’m not exaggerating, almost every older male at a job would harass or be inappropriate with me. One was even forced to apologize by HR (which only compounded the problem). A bystander reported him for me.

I think some of us are just targets for this behavior. People can just smell the weakness and vulnerability.

I had many other girls around my age who didn’t experience any harassment (working in the same environment as me). So I always wondered why ME. And I considered the other girls cute too. I think perhaps I smiled too much and seemed nervous all the time, so men viewed me as flirtatious and shy. I also think my appearance (having long blonde hair and makeup) made men view me as attention seeking or insecure [/quote]

These men go after the weakest of the herd. Sleazy men don’t go after the prettiest or coolest, they go after the weakest—the least likely to fight back, and the ones with the least self esteem. [/quote]

Agree. Troll OP aside. 
Don’t be a weakling mark.[/quote]

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