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pomegranatecloud t1_j8z4b65 wrote

Practice loudly yelling “stop harassing me creep,” “get away from me,” or “leave me alone.” It’ll scare the guy off and other riders will notice what’s going on and help. Teach her to stand up for herself. Creeps count on girls and women being too scared to make a scene or being afraid of not being polite. Sign her up for a self defense class, and get her to read The Gift of Fear.

She can also text the metro police if someone is bothering her or ask any normal looking person on the metro for help. We all know what it’s like to be a teenager being preyed upon.

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New_Humor3433 t1_j8z7mjc wrote

We all know what it’s like being a teenager being preyed upon is perhaps the saddest bit of truth.

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not_a_gumby t1_j9061h0 wrote

>Practice loudly yelling “stop harassing me creep,” “get away from me,” or “leave me alone.”

gonna go ahead and say this is not the way to handle that. if the individual is unstable this will escalate the situation in perhaps a really un-optimal way.

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beleafinyoself t1_j8z95q6 wrote

I think it would be hard for grown adults to do that, let alone a teen. Unfortunately other riders don't always want to get involved and then the situation is more serious bc the dude is likely pissed off. It doesn't scare off some men to be called out, especially if they're in an altered state. The better thing to do is avoid interaction, cutting conversations short, finding ways to get away, subtly recruiting sympathetic passerby for help. Escalation is more of a last resort.

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HappyTrainwreck t1_j913cuo wrote

I personally would be scared to take this approach. Some people don’t take rejection of any kind well and go even more “crazy” if that happens. I wish the world were different but the reality is that as a woman we have to have our guard up. In my experience when traveling (28+ countries) it is best to absolutely not even look at them (do NOT make eye contact, just be aware of where they are physically) and they will move on. Also crazy doesn’t mess with crazier. If you speak another language you can respond in it or legit gibberish and they will leave.

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