I get what you’re trying to say. But I can’t imagine calling 911 to report that a bad man said something to me.  Mostly because I can’t imagine them actually sending a cop to respond.

Oh fuck off.

If a woman shoots a man who was threatening to rape her she’s going to jail. A WOC who shoots a man threatening to rape her? She’s never going to see daylight again. The legal system wouldn’t give a shit unless it happened mid-rape. Even then, your troubles are just beginning because you just took a life and this…

You can start your own website.

We’re tired.  The rest of y’all can pick up the slack.

I just want to say that I see a lot of people passing judgement on how you reacted to this situation in the comments. The thing is, you were thrust into this crappy situation and you must have been scared by what he said and sometimes people freeze up when they’re scared. You don’t deserve judgement or blame for how…

Because it’s men, and I mean men of all races, that need to be taught to stop treating women this way.

I feel you. I so feel you. I’m so sorry that this happened to you. This is why any movement that is to get us anywhere has to be led by black women. Nobody else has this depth of experience to offer, this well of hurt to cope with, and somehow survived with one’s humanity intact, but women of colour. I’m just one…

Confronting someone who would be willing and able to do her harm would be putting herself at greater risk. I’m on Team Walk Away.

*grown man cry.

From the jump he was foul and beyond help. I’ve had kids say strange pick up lines that were offensive but what he said was entirely on a different level and beyond the pale. I get the concept of hurt people hurt people but as Black women we’ve got to protect ourselves. At the end of the day though you protected the em…

:-(

That’s not your burden to carry, but I guess typing that is bullshit. Because we all carry it. And I doubt I would have done anything differently. And I would or have internalized it just as much as you have. Because it’s fucking traumatic. It’s so bad when it comes from your own...  and then we are exposed to the a…

Sorry, but I would have cursed him out the first time that he opened his filthy mouth. And I am known to make a ground cry.

I like to think of myself as a person who generally abhors violence of any stripe. But I would not blame you at all for carrying a knife and gutting dudes like that like a fish.

I’m sorry. We’ve all been there, sadly. 

This is why I carry bear repellent. 

This was terrifying to read. I went through this same thing and I’m glad you made it out unharmed. 

That was powerful. I’m sorry you had to experience that and how much weight and responsibility you felt even after.

I’m sorry that happened to you.  You shouldn’t have had to deal with that.  No one should have to deal with that.