Women: share your stories of having your crotch grabbed (when you didn't want it)

[Bricker]

@HMS_Irruncible

You do, I do, but that doesn’t mean everyone has to. If somebody feels safer pulling down their hat and staring at the ground and going about their business, that’s none of your concern. People have reasons for doing that.

@RTFirefly

Maybe you do. And I probably would too, if I lived in a town small enough where everybody knows everyone else. But I don’t.

But still, the main thing is: it’s not a reasonable expectation of others. You can smile at every passerby if you like, as long as whether or not they smile back isn’t something you’re going to be bothered by, or feel the need to remark on.

No, their choice to smile back, nod back, or ignore me is not anything that bothers me. I just see my nod as basic social courtesy, but recognize that others may not share that view, or may share it generally but not that day, or whatever.