And for those of you telling me to "stay safe" and protect myself: being "rude" IS a way of staying safe and protecting myself. When a woman you do not know brushes you off, won't say hello back or thank you for your compliment or whatever, THIS IS WHY. SHE IS PROTECTING HERSELF.
— LilyEvans š (@LilyEvansMFC) January 5, 2018
So next time you wanna get butthurt about it, try and consider WHY she might be acting that way. Consider that if she is nice to a man who later turns creepy people will tell her she should have been more careful.
— LilyEvans š (@LilyEvansMFC) January 5, 2018
Other women began to share their own stories with Lily.
https://twitter.com/AlenaAubrey/status/952305308667277312
https://twitter.com/AlenaAubrey/status/952306541117325313
A couple months back, I was walking downtown Pittsburgh to school with my headphones. Suddenly someone grabs my arm and itās an older man. Already freaked out, he proceeds to look at me strangely as I take a headphone out of my ear.
— Jenni Schwartz (@JenniferAnne42) January 8, 2018
He then proceeds to tell me heās been yelling st me and was mad but now sees I could hear him. I do not know this man. He tells me he was about to call me some pretty nasty names but realizes āIām a nice girlā who would āignore himā. As if I know him in the slightest.
— Jenni Schwartz (@JenniferAnne42) January 8, 2018
He asks me if I have any change or rolling papers, which I truthfully didnāt. Then he tries to chat with me as Iām inching towards the crosswalk to get away from him. I finally am able to walk away, shaking, until I get to school.
— Jenni Schwartz (@JenniferAnne42) January 8, 2018
No one EVER has the right to touch anyone without consent, ESPECIALLY someone you donāt know.
— Jenni Schwartz (@JenniferAnne42) January 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/sneezysnooze/status/949354754660098049
https://twitter.com/Hey_ItzBrittt/status/949117481242808320
https://twitter.com/anarae/status/949317934849056768
https://twitter.com/loganbacon/status/949322536742825995