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Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 03:14 PM Oct 2012

Straw poll about unwanted advances in public places [View all]

This thread has me curious now about the prevalence of unsought public contact that can turn into unwanted sexual harassment. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021503167 I'm looking for a survey of experiences here.


7 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
I am female and I have experienced public sexual harrassment one or more times by a stranger (male)
6 (86%)
I am male and I have experienced public sexual harrassment one or more times by a stranger (male)
0 (0%)
I am female and I have experienced public sexual harrassment one or more times by a stranger (female)
0 (0%)
I am male and I have experienced public sexual harrassment one or more times by a stranger (female)
1 (14%)
Other, please explain in the thread if you can.
0 (0%)
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I can say that sometimes it has been just unwanted attention, period obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #1
I've had several really disgusting experiences out in public. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #2
For me, it was mostly in clubs and bars here in town. Jamastiene Oct 2012 #11
:( Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #16
Other. rrneck Oct 2012 #3
Good use of the the Other option, thanks for the response inthread too. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #9
I alerted on one post in that thread. FloridaJudy Oct 2012 #4
A few people in that thread GObamaGO Oct 2012 #5
Lots of posts in that thread make me glad none of those posters live near me. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #17
This obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #19
That anecdote sounds like my own reaction to similar casual contact. Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #6
I always just give a nod obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #7
I usually just get comments about the color of my hair, and the shape of my glasses. Neoma Oct 2012 #8
I walk around with earbuds in a lot, too obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #12
Ear buds get on my nerves. Neoma Oct 2012 #14
A ridiculous amount of times. Jamastiene Oct 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author LaurenG Oct 2012 #13
Yes it used to happen all the time and it scared me a lot. LaurenG Oct 2012 #15
I was late getting a driver's license. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #18
Other: There must be something wrong with me Catherina Oct 2012 #20
Shouldn't you be allowed to vote twice in this one? Iris Oct 2012 #21
I included "Other" to try to cover different situations. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #22
Both. stevenleser Oct 2012 #23
When I was younger definitely - the whistling and propositions TBF Oct 2012 #24
I'm enjoying growing older too. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #25
81% of women have experienced sexual harassment? Batman bin Suparman Oct 2012 #26
Thank you MIRT. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #27
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