You are so so right, but do not apologize. It wasn't wrong of you to feel unsafe, especially if he might have purposefully gotten in front of you. Self-preservation is more important than making points most days.

Someone already said this, but this deserves multiple repetitive messages so you know it's the truth: you do NOT have to feel guilty for responding in a way that made you feel safe. We don't always have the strength or confidence or assuredness of our surroundings to respond the way we want to, but that is in no way…

i was so afraid this was going to end with "BITCH, DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME AFTER I COMPLIMENT YOU."

No. That's not fair AT ALL. It is not your responsibility to risk yourself, to be ready to bark out snarky retorts the moment that you recognize a person behaving threateningly. It is not something that you owe to fellow women and that you are failing us by, stunned, blurting out something safely dismissive. Don't get…

I read Jez all the time and yeah, the comments are full of badass women describing the brilliant verbal takedowns and/or expert martial arts moves women have used to get away from harassers. I always suspect that some of those stories are 100% true, some are 100% fabricated, and a fair chunk in the middle are somewhat…

Ugh, it's the double cut where you feel bad from getting harassed, and then you feel bad about yourself for your reaction to the harassment. I always smile when people tell me "Hey, you'd be pretty if you'd just smile!" NO FUCK YOU, but it's too late — I've already reinforced the harasser's behavior.

I'm right there with you, girl. I constantly give the nod and fake closed-mouth smile just to continue walking because it feels the safest. Then I just feel disappointed in my own reaction, which is a pointless act of self-blaming.

NO do not apologize for keeping yourself safe. These interactions can turn violent so quickly. Jezebel is a safe place to share stories, ready ourselves to fight misogyny and laugh. It's not a manual on dealing with creeps.

You don't have to apologize for reacting in whatever way felt safest for you. That sounds legitimately frightening.

Ok so I know I'm probably ignorant and those are refined lavender sliverlets or something, but that looks like an ugly ass bug on a donut.

I saw one the other day on Deadspin that was a little white kid as Ray Rice, dressed in black face no less. Those parents are the fucking worst and are 100% the reason their kid will turn out to be a Grade A fucking asshole.

" Sexy blankety blank"? Has anyone ever gone as a "sexy" blanket? If not, I think I know what my costume is going to be this year! (hint: me, naked, wrapped up in a blanket on my couch. Sleeping.)

Important update: Here's a photo of Ben with his fiancee. Everybody simmer down.

Do you think the other members of the band are as totally grossed out by that as the rest of us are?

There is nothing funny about Adam Levine; he is a serious man engaged in serious pursuits, like throwing seriously sexy Halloween parties.

Radcliffe shoots and scores. Well said.

I kinda hope that he referred to her as 'J Law' in daily conversations while they were together. I hope all her significant others do that.

This is like when your friend starts dating a total lame-o and you don't want to say anything because it will turn into this huge "thing" if they end up, like, getting married or whatever, but you're desperately trying to make a telepathic connection with her to let her know she's like 5 status points above him and…

I want everyone to imagine, just for a moment, what it would be like to be the step mother to the junior goops. The amount of instructions and constant communication required by mama makes me want to dive into a tequila bottle.

I feel like he would rebel against that Goop stuff, and be all like, "You're eating a banana, J Law? Fuck all that shit, I'm eating Cocoa Puffs."