"Are you married?"
"Daaamn!"
All of these are things that I no longer hear, because, number one, it's winter in Minnesota, so I think even creepy guys in pick-up (heh) trucks are either hibernating, or can't tell who's actually female when everyone is wearing down parkas; and, number two, because I wear noise-blocking headphones with my iPod.
So, I was thinking the other day, being your standard creepy guy hollering at some underage girl must just not be as much fun anymore. Because, seriously, look around some time when you're walking down the block. I'll bet you that the vast majority of the teenage girls (or guys, for that matter) who you see walking alone are plugged into an iPod, or talking on their cell phone. Which means that Creepy Joe no longer gets any reaction from girls when he, like, barks at them. Or does whatever creepy thing he wants to do.
Just thought I'd highlight a benefit of being a part of Generation Not Paying Attention to Our Surroundings.
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Incident earlier this winter: walking down the street, minding my own business, texting so no one would bother me, and some guy hollers. How he discerned my gender, I'm not at all aware.
ReplyDeleteIncident last winter: cranked up volume so high that people within a three yard radius could hear my music. Guy on bus decided to sit next to me and continue staring/talking, ignoring my blaring Atmosphere.
Creepy Joes are sometimes Creepy Joes because something is so wrong with them, they can even ignore the weather conditions and generation shifts.
Damn them.