Man deliberately walked into me

[ShinyShinyFace]

Has this happened to anyone?
I was walking along a busy road in central London talking to my friend, very wide pavement and at that moment no one else in the vicinity (so not a question of space).

Next thing I knew I had been elbowed/thumped really hard in the arm by this guy walking the other way-it really hurt!

I whipped around expecting him to be looking back apologetically but no, he was continuing in his way, elbows still out.

Big guy, beefy arms, I'm barely 5 feet. What the fuck did he do that for?!

Because he could.

That's not really a reason...

Reminds me of that poor woman on a London bridge who was pushed under a bus by a male jogger for no reason.

A lot of guys do this.

Some of us on here have started playing “patriarchy chicken” as a result. You gotta brace though.

Wankers. Hopefully he’ll get what he deserves.

Beaver yes, I always think of that as a classic example.

I'm familiar with patriarchy chicken but more as a hypothetical thing, I e never actually walked into anyone!

Surely the fun is looking the person in the eye as you do it though?

God I'd forgotten about that poor woman. How awful.

Because he's a cunt. Simple as.

It makes him and his little willy feel big. Sad.

Because he is an arse? I’ve noticed people doing this more recently. Not just scallys looking to pick a fight but men, women and children! Too busy gawping at their phones.

I’ve even had rat-lads trying it on with me in the train station when taking DS to school (when he was younger).

Yeah, great lads, trying to pick a fight with a woman dragging a kid to school.

Its not a man thing. Woman deliberately barged into 2 of us on the tube.

I have a particular dislike of people you have to dodge around because they are so involved in their phones.

However that's not the same as deliberately barging into someone much smaller than you. Wanker!

Alas no lyrics
But Taylor’s nailed it

Hopefully if she makes a video she’ll be knocking down the offenders in the street!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=pHoHDNxay3A

I found that londoners did that whilst i was there for a week’s holiday. Miserable fuckers. My 15 yr old was appalled by their arrogance.

FWIW, I don’t think this is a gender thing, I think it’s about power.

I’ve seen both men and women do this.

If you look, especially in cities, it happens surprisingly often.

He felt powerless over his life this made him angry.

He needed to show dominance in some form and take his anger out on someone in order to demonstrate to himself he has power.

He took his chance on someone who was unlikely to challenge him.

It was all about him not you.

I’m really sorry it happened to you.

Be thankful you don’t live in Sweden where you’re apparently obliged to give up your seat to a man spreading man.

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We had almost this exact thread a couple of months ago.

Perhaps the same guy is still battering his way around London

I don't know why some people do it but they do (male and female). They sometimes deliberately ram people with shopping trollies and buggies. I don't know what that's all about either.

A (older) man did this to me once while I was pushing a pram, so don't know how he missed the pram and then walked into me?? He then waited until he'd walked 20feet down the street to turn and shout at me.
I pointed at him and shouted 'that was your fault' like I was his mum telling him off...he definitely didn't expect that 😆

@Unburnished Jesus is that real?! That's appalling!

@WorraLiberty Oh really? I didn't that other thread but okay, I see now that it's a thing.

@shookennotstirred what on earth! What is wrong with some people?

@BlockedAndDeleted I've never seen women deliberately hurting anyone in that way but obviously I haven't see much. Plenty of women pushing in rudely on the tube mind.

Normally I’m the first to call out men resenting women taking up space in
public, but this deliberate barging thing is definitely a mixed gender issue.

I’ve been barged into by both genders, almost always it was obvious it was deliberate. I’m guessing women are more often barged into than men.

I would actually guess the opposite Rita as woman are more likely to feel powerless than men?

Check your beg and pockets. Classic diversion for a pick pocket.

Yes, to be fair, I’ve had women do this to me too, normally when they’re busy talking to someone they’re walking with.

There’s no sound on that Sweden clip for me, the fuck he thinks he is!