Stopped by old man

We do, humans like details in their stories. Also, it is relevant that it’s a man. Men do often have a sense of entitlement. We do live in a patriarchy.

Everyone getting hissy about the guy's age being mentioned while seemingly being unaware his sex isn't relevant either (presuming he stopped the trolley with his hand and not his dick). 'A person stopped my trolley' is all that SHOULD be needed but we usually want more than that don't we?

Amazing 😁

I expect OP sometimes finds life difficult because there are people in the world that will, entirely and unnecessarily, have a go just to make themselves feel better in some very, very small way. She doesn’t need to do anything, particularly something that a bully on an online forum says.

I hope that you said this because you’re having a bad day. I hope that your day gets better. And that you don’t make anyone else feel the way this probably makes the OP feel. Has anyone ever done something that’s nice for you? How did that make you feel? Maybe worth considering.

😂

Black women behave just as white women do.

Old men, whether black or white, behave differently from young men.

It is as relevant as his sex.

I think both are relevant. I also think it significant that the man was with his wife.

I think an old man is more likely to stop a young woman in the circumstances the OP describes than a young man would. And even if I am wrong, the 'threat' posed by an old man is different to the threat posed by a young man.

How the hell do you manage to leave the house? An old man tried to direct your attention to security who you had ignored and what? You're frightened traumatized anxious. You need help. Badly. Start challenging yourself every day to do something that is difficult for you. You are not precious or special. People are entitled to get in your way, talk to you, shout at you even and you need to change your reaction.

Yeah like she CHOSE to completely ignore the beeping and the staff who were trying to get her attention. Maybe there is rudeness and entitlement on both sides and perhaps if he posts I’ll tell him too

Sounds good.

Hope you’re feeling better now, OP, and that this thread hasn’t made you feel twice as shit.

I don't think there's anything wrong with that either. And I never said that there was. It's only the people who are offended at someone mentioning someone else being in an older age group, who are offended by someone being described by their race, and I have NO idea why. It is literally just a bloody description of somebody!

People place far too much emphasis on words and terminology. Get a grip FGS. A person must have literally naff-all to worry about, if someone else describing another person by their race or age group, offends and upsets them so much.

All the shit going on in this world, and people are getting upset and angry at someone using the phrase 'he was an old man' to describe someone who was .. EXACTLY that!

And as I said, NOBODY says a fecking thing, when someone mentions a person is YOUNG!

I'm leaving this thread now. Some responses on here are just ludicrous, and I CBA with it anymore. If you're still reading @Unsurehowtofeel you have said nothing wrong.

I gave your reply the notice it deserved. It was laughable.

I think people here are getting a bit too focussed on the age thing and sure they wouldn't appreciate this happening to them while they're doing their shop.

OP, it this had happened to me I'd be asking why they were touching my trolley. What rights they had? I also probably would have been at risk of getting annoyed with them.

Total entitlement and nothing to do with Mr and Mrs do gooder busy body :)

I would say it’s the OP who is easily offended, to the point she has to make an ageist post. And just because someone else has highlighted it already, doesn’t mean I can’t too 👍

I did actually give my reply to that. Perhaps you skimmed past it.

Oh hi @ilovesooty I’m happy with my point and don’t fancy going round in circles on someone else’s thread, sure there’s plenty of others available though.

I'd like to think I'd kick him in the nuts.

And those people still haven't given a (credible) reason why it would be acceptable to have described the person by their race, if it was OK to do so by age.

Agree and I think people are being obtuse on purpose.

It's clear when someone's being a dick vs just being a nice helpful person.

The mention of 'old man in supermarket' conjures up a very specific type of busybody that likes to go round controlling situations and telling people what to do. We've all encountered them.

Are you really shocked? First post she gets has no empathy or help or advice, and only a scolding and a finger wagging - from a poster having a go at her for having the temerity to say he was an old man 🙄 Nothing else, just a 'telling off!' Followed by a few others jumping on the OP too. I don't blame the OP for not returning.

OP the best way to stop feeling this way is just to shout back and match his energy. I used to be passive like this and stew for days, now I put people in their place and don't let them boss me around just because I'm a younger woman. It feels good! Shout at entitled old men!

Keep up @GoonieGang this was mentioned AGES ago by a few other (easily offended) people.

He didn’t HAVE to. He chose to, knowing that his age would protect him against any comebacks. It’s entitled and rude

What a surprise the anxious OP hasn't returned.