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History of Feminism

raccoon

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11. They COULD choose not to act on their urges, but what so many of those posts

Reply to renate (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 05:55 AM

Apr 2015

indicate is when they thought they could get away with it, they did what they wanted
to do. When other people, especially older people were around, they backed off as
quickly as cockroaches run and hide when you turn a light on in a dark room.

This sort of thing makes me glad I'm old. I don't remember the first time this sort of
thing happened to me, but I had my share, I can tell you.

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Thousands of women recount the first time they were perved on by a grown man [View all] ismnotwasm Apr 2015 OP

At least 3 times (that I remember vividly) before I was 8. merrily Apr 2015 #1

doesn't surprise me in the least marym625 Apr 2015 #2

What is probably more common are grown men ogling or even harassing girls who are only 10 - 12, pnwmom Apr 2015 #3

First awareness was the local pervert--I was 7 ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #12

I was 5.... CarrieLynne Apr 2015 #4

it makes me ILL to try to imagine... renate Apr 2015 #5

... aaaaand. Now I feel lucky to have escaped with just two incidents renate Apr 2015 #7

OMG. renate Apr 2015 #9

p.s. mad props to my mom... renate Apr 2015 #10

Awesome! ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #13

They COULD choose not to act on their urges, but what so many of those posts raccoon Apr 2015 #11

I wonder... Ino Apr 2015 #6

I just wonder how much more obvious it needs to get ... brett_jv Apr 2015 #8

It's fucking obvious its a cultural problem we should be working on... bettyellen Apr 2015 #14

he has been blocked from the group. nt boston bean Apr 2015 #15

I've wrote about it before a beach incident... boston bean Apr 2015 #16

Oh yeah--THOSE types ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #17

i mean, how many. and for how long. i was pulled over for speeding, a lot. told the cop a road seabeyond Apr 2015 #18

I was six Sweet Freedom Apr 2015 #19