Do you think random horrible arseholes are getting worse?

Agreed OP. I live in a major city and I’ve definitely noticed an increase in male aggression. In my case it’s been from much older men - one who looked like a respectable retiree shouted ‘fuck off’ in my face when I was walking towards him and didn’t immediately step out of his way

I had that happen to me but he turned and walked into me, I had been in a queue with him so he knew I was there. However he accompanied with a "sorry sweetheart!" He was thirties and muscular so it really hurt.

Yes, totally agree.

I have noticed a considerable increase in total nutters on public transport. I don't mean 'charming local character' I mean 'if I look at this man in the wrong way I'm getting beheaded'.

They are terrible to male cyclists! DH had an elderly man literally drive at him whilst minding his own business on his bike at traffic lights.

To be fair, it's plausible that these men are equally aggressive towards other men. DH has a real road rage problem, and (much to my embarrassment) he yells at pretty much anyone who has the audacity to drive in front of him. It can also extend to people walking slowly in front of him. I can easily see one of these stories (here or in The Guardian article) being about him. It's completely unacceptable, and I'm sure he has ruined many people's days.

That being said, he absolutely does not limit himself to women. He behaves the same way with men.

He justifies his anger issues by blaming OTHERS for their sense of entitlement. As in, "this [completely random stranger] feels entitled to take over the whole street/pavement! Don't they even care that they're causing a traffic jam? Do they think the whole world revolves around them?"

He doesn't see the irony.

Definitely this I have noticed but mainly online.

Sadly yes. People like this seem to feel more entitled to do what they like nowadays.

I 💯 guarantee you that all the blokes in the stories described here will vote reform.

I think there have always been men who have abused their partners in public. I can remember seeing that many times over the years.

What I think is new, is the unfocused, unbridled aggression from men towards women they don’t know.

Its not the reform supporters who are screaming in the faces of those with different opinions and breaking into businesses and attacking female police officers with a sledgehammer hammer though is it? Why do some people try to shoe horn reform into every post about someone displaying dickhead behaviour?

I was with my daughter (who lives and works in London and is very streetwise) in Boots in Covent Garden. We were browsing makeup. A “man” came over and purposely shoved her hard with his shoulder so that she lost her balance. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It was so purposeful and a clear assault. Came out of nowhere and was targeted. She’s petite and slim but she straight away went to security to report it and they pursued the man. We left the store. She told me that this is a common thing and fuelled by the likes of Andrew Tate and his followers. I’m not a snowflake. I lived, worked and grew up in London myself but I’d never experienced something like that.

I now refuse to more aside for men marching towards me, they look really confused when they have to move aside at the last second
This is known as patriarchy chicken @BashfulClam It’s the most fun you can have on a pavement.

I think the dofference now is that as a society/community, we have become too scared to challenge the behaviour, leading to increased incidents.

Dd and I going through a family sized barrier at train station yesterday. A man and his (older) son who, in retrospect, i realised we're actively fare dodging, aggressively got in my way as we came through. He claimed he had tapped and it was his right of way. I was confused because I 100% knew it was my right of way and barriers had opened for me so I didnt step back and let him go through. he shoved me, hard, with his arm/body - enough to cause mild pain in my breast for a few minutes. Guards did nothing. people standing around did nothing. And no one even attempted to check on me either.

Dh is terrified I am going to be attacked one day because I cant help getting involved. Im the person who, In a situation like that as a bystander, woukd probably attempt to intervene.

I was once pushed into the side of a train by a man who was running to get on before the doors shut (I’d just got off) and he cheered when he made it. I was in his way so he just shoved me.

last week in my child’s school car park a man who’d parked so badly I had to park hanging out of my car parking space confronted me to tell me he saw me hit his car with mine and when I said I hadn’t he told me he had fucking eyes and as I couldn’t drive I should stay at home where I belong.

I was told to “move out of the way you heifer” by a charming man on the underground recently, the cheek of it given he was the one weaving through the walkway while texting on his phone fucking zombie

I am in my 40s and don’t recall a time when men were scared to be violent towards women in public.

We've always had dickheads, male and female. Everything does seem more vocal now, we're definitely hearing opinions and thoughts from all over the world whether they are good opinions or not. I think we are hearing the ugly thoughts from a lot of humanity and hearing twisted views from bot farms designed to create discord as well as powerful people playing dangerous games with news organisations and social media. It's quite overwhelming in a society design to spread fear to control the masses, especially since religion is on the decline (historic fear system).

I got called all the worst names by a twat in his car when I was trying to park in the only free space in a small tricky car park. I felt so intimidated I gave up and let him have the space. He couldn’t park in it either 😳🙄😄 and sped off with much angry testerical revving. Woman was sitting in the car with him …