Confronted man on the street

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Was waiting for my bus home about an hour ago and a man came and stood at the stop, drunk I think. He was making remarks to every other woman who walked past (city centre so very busy), nothing being said to men. One woman he shouted something to stopped as she had headphones in and asked him to repeat himself. He took her hand and kissed it, a bloody complete stranger. she was young and just awkwardly laughed it off and walked on.

I told him to stop making comments to every woman on the street and harassing them. Obviously he was defensive and used all of the usual things said ‘well you’re shouting at me now and I’m a man’ etc. I said I don’t know why you feel entitled to make comments to every woman on the street who walks past, doesn’t even know you and told him we don’t live in a world anywhere where women are supposed to just smile to men who feel entitled to put their two cents in for no reason.

WIBU to say something? He was older so I know his views won’t change but I was so bloody outraged seeing it first hand that a poor young girl literally just tried to laugh it off awkwardly before hurrying away because this strange man felt entitled to put his mouth on her hand without even knowing her!

Good for you. He probably went home thinking you’re a lesbian or frigid or whatever the latest ‘derogatory’ term, in his opinion, is to justify why you were seemingly impervious to his amazing wit and charm. Wonder what goes through their tiny minds tbh.

Good for you, I would have done the same. We need to call out unacceptable behaviour in public, whether it's harassing women or smaller scale stuff like dropping litter or playing music too loudly.

YANBU. You will get people saying just ignore but I think we do ned to call this behaviour out when see it, if we feel safe enough to do so.

I am pleased to say another man came over to tell him what he was doing was harrassment although this was after I had said something.

and 2 girls about 15 bless them asked me if I was okay after.

I wish everyone would do what you did, as a society we need to stop tolerating that kind of harassment.

Well done for calling out his behaviour, definitely not unreasonable! Don’t give this idiot any more headspace!

Well done!