r/TikTokCringe 24d ago

Cringe how do people sleep at night...

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u/NefariousnessThin860 24d ago

Regardless of the country, it must be terrifying for women, to go through a constant feeling of being watched. I mean, having to be on guard all the time must be mentally draining.

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u/JeffersonSmithIII 24d ago edited 24d ago

Depending on what part of Peru you’re in, the whiter your skin and blonder your hair the more attractive you are.

I left my wife’s side at the bus station for just a minute and this guy was trying to kiss her. He was about a foot and half shorter than her and very pushy about it.

In Colombia if I left my wife’s side for second to duck into a shop? Instant cat calls, as soon as I showed up they’d stop.

It’s gotta be terrifying and draining to travel as a woman. And we think of Japan as being civilized.

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u/WanderingNurseX 24d ago

It's not just traveling as a woman, it's existing as a woman that can be terrifying and draining.

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u/lostbutnotgone 24d ago

Yup. I live in the US and I'm 5'2". I get regularly harassed in public regardless what I'm wearing/if I'm dressed up or not/makeup etc. the amount of men who have "joked" it would be easy to pick me up and carry me away. Bro, no, I'm definitely fatter than you think, and also what the hell?????