As a man, do you have that anxiety of being viewed as pervert whenever you are out in public?
I am going to be straightforward here, this is happens to me a lot and causes anxiety too, especially in public transport because its crowded so we bump each other a lot.
Whenever I stand near women, I feel like they are always jugding me and staring at me like I will do something wrong, idk if they are thinking that I am going to molest them or not.
This causes a lot of anxiety build up. In the recent weeks, I have tried to avoid women at public transport as much as I can, such as standing at the end of the train or near the doors facing the windows.
I also dont know if this is just me or anyone else feels this way, because of today’s ideologies such as radical feminism or LGBTQ and with most cases being men as well, I dont know how they view men around them.
I know I sound stupid for writing this but I cant keep it in any longer.
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- Oh this is kinda funny cos I was talking about this with my boyfriend last night. Whenever I’m walking alone at night and there’s a man walking behind me, I get paranoid. I notice that when these guys realise I’m anxious or stressed that they’re behind me, they’ll quicken the pace and try to overtake me, which actually makes me more scared cos I’m worried they’ll run up and grab me.
But something I think about often is whether these men are MORE anxious that IM anxious, rather than me being anxious about them being behind me. - Not in public transport but when I run at night, I will make it an effort not to run behind women and overtake them as soon as possible to avoid seeming like a pervert.
When walking at night, I make it an effort to not stay behind them for too long.
Last thing I want is for them to whip out their phone and accuse me of being a pervert following them. - my take is that if you didn’t do anything wrong, there’s nothing to be anxious about. women are generally more on guard to protect themselves from potential molesters, creeps etc. and if it’s not you, it’s not you la…