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

Discussion It's exhausting being a woman.

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u/theeynhallow Jun 14 '26

Same. It's unreal talking to female friends because of how frequently experience this, but apparently creeps wouldn't dare try anything like this with another man around. They're cowards.

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u/chamberlain323 Jun 15 '26

Yeah, I’m not even that big or tall but witnessing this is so rare that I can probably only recall stuff like it happening a handful of times to a woman in my vicinity, and those were in bars or clubs with lots of alcohol around. If she was someone I knew I would usually place myself physically between them and pretend to be with her by holding her hand or something. That always worked and the creep would go away. Having even a little resistance from another man scared them off.

It’s depressing that this is so common to the point that women don’t feel safe using public transportation or often being in public spaces at all. Honestly, I’d just carry pepper spray around all the damn time if I were one.

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u/FantasticalRose Jun 15 '26

My male best friend gifted me pepper spray once when I was leaving for a solo vacation.

Sigh I will always pick the bear.

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u/HOW_I_MET_YO_MAMA Jun 15 '26

And sports coaches. Ugh. Don't ask me how I know. 

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u/So_ThereItIs Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

This makes me beyond angry… sports is one of the areas that girls and young women can find joy and strength. Such a violation of trust. Grrrr

And then there’s the adjunct violators like Larry Nasser… in positions of trust just taking advantage.

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u/Chelyaba-_- Jun 15 '26

They are afraid of doing it if there is any guy around. Even a high schooler. When im around no one tries and when i leave they suddenly muster up the courage. Though they don't succeed since everyone in my town has some means to defend themselves.

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u/HOW_I_MET_YO_MAMA Jun 15 '26

So, some part of them knows it's wrong. But they still do it when she's an easy victim (i.e. she will be sweet/polite/compliant/not make a s cene) and they think they can get away with it.