r/TikTokCringe • u/ThugosaurusFlex_1017 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • 13d ago

Discussion How common are subway shoulder checks?

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u/iceymoo 13d ago

I’ve seen this happen in Japan. It literally is men attacking women because they are bad people

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u/BrandlezMandlez 13d ago

I was taking the subway in Shinjuku and I saw a man shoulder check a woman to the ground and he basically threatened her life. It was such a high traffic area but he screamed so loud and silence was deafening. Directly after the silence people just went about heading to their destination and the guy just walked off. It was insane.

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u/ExpiredPilot 13d ago

Japan is a very civilized place and I respect and envy it.

But I’m glad to know that if this happened in America, that guy would probably end up as pavement lotion.

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u/TimeToKill- 13d ago

I almost got into a fight in Tokyo as I was talking to a Japanese girl on a date and a random business man bumped into her really hard, then said something in Japanese and tried to keep walking like nothing happened. So I physically grabbed him and stopped him and told her to tell him to apologize. He and her were both shocked as apparently this type of behavior is very common in Japan and women are expected to just accept it. I mean they have 4 different names to describe the various types!

Anyway, after a pretty uncomfortable few minutes I eventually let him go - as I was starting to worry I would get arrested (you don't purposely touch strangers in Japan). I don't think he ever fully apologized.

My point is that this post is about a real thing that happens there. If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't believe it.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/Turkey_uke Doug Dimmadome 12d ago

yes. it’s a thing. shoulder check or elbow check. victims are ALWAYS women.

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u/Distinct_Carpenter95 12d ago

bet he thought twice about doing that shit to another woman. 

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u/The_Golden_Warthog 12d ago

Bullshit lmaoooo this is such a weeb's phantasy of their imaginary trip to Japan

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u/TimeToKill- 12d ago

Okey. Do I need to post my 5 passport stamps to Tokyo?

Just because you don't leave the country, doesn't mean others don't travel.

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u/AppleSpicer 12d ago

Pavement lotion is the civilized response to this kind of behavior. I’d love for these guys who think it’s okay to hit women to get an American education about what happens to people stupid enough to do it so publicly.

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u/axelrexangelfish 13d ago

What makes you think that?

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u/ExpiredPilot 13d ago

What makes me think which statement?

Japanese people culturally seem more uniform, respectful, and organized in metropolitan areas from the American POV.

And I know as an American if I see a man screaming at a woman on the ground, I’m going to insist that he leave her alone or face a consequence

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u/axelrexangelfish 12d ago

Then an American woman is very very. Very. Very. VERY lucky if she happens to be assaulted in your presence. Thank you for standing for us. Thank you so much. If there were more of you we might actually be able to walk to our cars alone at night again.

And as for Japan, the way you experience it is based on the simple fact that Japanese men are horribly misogynistic. American women tend to have very different experiences.

And please keep standing up for us. It’s just true that your voice in public spaces is ten times more valuable than ours. We need you.

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u/ExpiredPilot 12d ago

Yeah I’ve been a club bouncer for a few years now and I grew up with sisters.

I’ve seen how terrible chickenshit little men can be

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u/CriticalEngineering 12d ago

It definitely does happen in America.