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Yesterday a guy replied to one of my selfies in a way that made me feel a bit uncomfortable. So I replied 'don't be creepy' bc I am done with letting men get away with this and even if it wasn't intentional I think men need to realise how it makes women feel
He replied to say that wasn't his intent. No apology but whatever. Then ten hours later he deleted that reply and instead quote-tweeted me to say sth like 'when she says those three little words, it's time to go' ???
So I replied to that saying that that was also a weird thing to have done. And now he has replied to say that me standing up for myself was like being punched in the stomach and that I have made him feel like he's not welcome on here anymore
I? What?? Dude I am not going to feel bad because I stood up for myself when you made me feel uncomfortable? Honestly, you're not welcome here if here is my mentions and you are being weird at me
Anyway. If you can and feel able to I would suggest any and all of you reply to the guys in your mentions who are not outright harmful but make you feel a little off. Almost definitely other people will have experienced the same
And also, I legit don't think the majority of these men are being malicious. I think they don't realise how they are perceived or how they make other people feel and I would hope that telling them gently is the kindest thing to do
I used to QT people and make a big thing about this. I don't think that is kind or helpful anymore. But. You also have to realise that women are tired of this shit and not responsible for educating you how to conduct yourself online. I've been on this website for ten years now
Idk, I think if you're so sensitive that a woman saying 'don't be creepy' makes *you* feel bad then don't even risk what you think is an innocuous reply, when you don't know if it is going to be well-received. You can just scroll on you know, your thoughts don't need to be added
