Close encounters with the stupid kind

[bratjuice]

After being out the whole day yesterday, I took it upon myself to stay at home today and just relax. Meaning, you would normally see me sprawled on the couch with no concern whatsoever, and lazily flipping the channels. But this was not the case; since mom called me up, telling me she wasn’t going to be able to pick up my little sister

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not specially concerned with male perversity, but...

[schneid]

Two months after my dad allowed me to drive alone, I got harrassed by a male driver. He was driving an Owner, and whenever I tried to overtake because he's so goddamn slow, he would cut in front of me. And I knew he was doing it on purpose because he was watching me at his rear view mirror. Of course, the only thing I could do given the circumstances was to just follow him from behind. But then, why couldn't I just go on and give his nice little bumper a nice big dent? Why was it me who has to give way?

It's so easy to say that you have to fight back and not just take shit from stupid males, but if you think about it, in the end you can't really do anything about it.

Re: not specially concerned with male perversity, but...

[bratjuice]

That's why your car should always be tinted. When they see it's a woman driving, they go to all extents to piss her off/ make her look idiotic, etc etc. Especially with the traffic enforcers. You're basically an open target if they can see that you're female from a distance. Ingat ka na lang sa pagmamaneho, it's not only those that can happen. You should, just in case, bring some kind of "weapon" with you when you're driving alone.

It's so easy to say that you have to fight back and not just take shit from stupid males, but if you think about it, in the end you can't really do anything about it.

Believe me, I know.

[schneid]

I tried to convince my dad to have our cars' windows dark-tinted, but aside from incidents like this, it would be pretty impractical. And days after that happened, I even tucked my hair inside a cap. But because of all these months of driving almost everyday, now I (mostly) don't have to take this kind of stupid shit from stupid drivers anymore. Gumagaling ka talaga sa singitan kapag araw-araw ka nagmamaneho. ^_^v

Re: not specially concerned with male perversity, but...

[the_bumper_car]

i agree with what renee said. while it is so much fun to exact revenge on the chauvinistic idiots in society, fun does not always equal safe. when driving or commuting, pack some pepper spray, and don't lose your cool with these assholes, as that will only contribute to their enjoyment. the best revenge you could probably come up with is to take down their license plate number and let us, your friends and especially your male friends, make his driving life hell. fight fire with fire!

[atomic_clay]

Now I understand the reason why there are some countries which have the “Men: this side of the train/bus/jeep, Women: that side” policy.

The old LRT has this policy - only women and children (i.e. really young kids) could occupy the first car of the train. Us guys had to make do with being packed like sardines in the other cars while the women enjoy the relative spaciousness (and air-conditioning) of their car. I used to think that it was kind of stupid because you know how the LRTs try to violate the laws of physics by trying to cram one (or ten) too many passengers into the same space.

Well, your entry made me think otherwise. Haha.

[bratjuice]

I'm glad I changed your mind on that.

Guys think being female is always easier in society (at least, most of the guys I've had this discussion with), but case in point, commuting, right? You always have to be guarded because being a "helpless woman" always makes you an open target.

Well, the segregation is quite impractical, if you count the rush hours, and the males are packed like sardines. But I wish there was some sort of way to get rid of all that... lecherousness in society.

Babala: Bawala Manghipo. Multa - P 10,000,000

Wishful thinking.

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[tlaani_ding]

"Why couldn’t I have brought a baseball bat and beat him up to a pulp until he resembled a bloated carcass?"