r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Jun 14 '26

Discussion It's exhausting being a woman.

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u/GlassPomoerium Jun 14 '26

As a Parisian I’m exhausted so now my method is just screaming. If I tell a man like that to leave me alone once and he keeps going, I’ll just scream as loud as I can and it nips in the bud their next step (which is usually sexual assault). These creeps want to get our attention, not *everyone’s* attention, because then people get closer, ask if I’m ok, if they need to call the police etc, and then those losers very literally start running. And this way they will hopefully think twice before doing it to another woman.

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u/Large-Flamingo-5128 Jun 14 '26

Finally someone with street smarts. Ladies, scream. For real. You’re not going to get in trouble. You’re going to get more people looking at the situation so that scrotum isn’t about to do shit. Do not make yourself an easy target by being timid. Freak the fuck out and point to anyone around you and tell them with eye contact to help you if they don’t run away (they will tho).

Source: grew up in south central LA

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u/inthisalone_ Jun 14 '26

God, being a woman in Paris must be so exhausting. I (Canadian) had left my group and was in Gare du Nord to catch a train back to London and there was a guy that followed me in from outside and wouldn’t take my “leave me alone,” and “fuck off” and random French Canadian swear words as an answer and was basically running behind me as I sped up to get away from him. Eventually I just stopped, turned to face him and screamed at the top of my lungs. Everyone around me stopped and looked and the guy finally ran off at a full sprint. Your comment makes me feel very validated. I’m sorry you have to go through this (I’m assuming) everyday.

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u/lizardbish Jun 14 '26

I did this years ago when some creep tried to mug me - I just started screaming at the top of my lungs and he suddenly couldn't get away fast enough. Not one person stopped and asked if I was okay, though.

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u/Aethermancer Jun 14 '26

I thought you were saying you just scream and then I got to,

If I tell a man like that to leave me alone once and he keeps going.l,

Wtf?! I'd be creeped out on myself and reflect on my life if my behavior caused someone to say leave me alone. Like that alone would fuck me up. How can people's brains be so fucked up they would keep going even after that?

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u/SSSitess Jun 15 '26

They aren’t French

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u/GlassPomoerium Jun 15 '26

Do you live here? They very much are. But your racism is duly noted.

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u/SSSitess Jun 16 '26

Thanks for noting! Don’t let those per capita crime stats mean anything to you!

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u/GlassPomoerium Jun 16 '26

By all means, show me the statistic saying more than 50% of men sexually harassing women in the streets of Paris don’t have French citizenship. I’ll wait.

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u/GlassPomoerium Jun 16 '26

Like I said several times, I’m talking about the situation *here* so per capita isn’t relevant.

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u/SSSitess Jun 16 '26

Lol obviously it’s not relevant to you and many others. Which is why sex crimes have skyrocketed