Isn't it amazing, sometimes, how a comment can be almost invasive? I know words are just words, but...
Think of it this way. I had this friend (wink wink) that went to Subway for lunch today. Upon entering the store, a courteous homeless fellow opened up the door for her. She thanked him, and went on about her errand inside the store. The man looked something like this:
Upon her departure, she spied the man walking back from a grassy patch to his post at the door. She thought to herself, "Maybe he's a Subway employee on break." He said to her, "You take care now," and she robotically (thanks to her mother) replied, "Thank you, you too." She walked away in the sunshine, smiling at the pleasant interaction that had just taken place.
Then she heard him say, "Girl, you got a sexy walk. You make a brother wanna..." and his voice faded in the distance as she quickened her pace across the parking lot. My friend then got in her car, locked the doors, and sped back to her office, shaken by his comment and how it had been more than just words.
Why so shaken, you might ask? Because the insulting man really looked like this:
Perv.
Think of it this way. I had this friend (wink wink) that went to Subway for lunch today. Upon entering the store, a courteous homeless fellow opened up the door for her. She thanked him, and went on about her errand inside the store. The man looked something like this:
Upon her departure, she spied the man walking back from a grassy patch to his post at the door. She thought to herself, "Maybe he's a Subway employee on break." He said to her, "You take care now," and she robotically (thanks to her mother) replied, "Thank you, you too." She walked away in the sunshine, smiling at the pleasant interaction that had just taken place.
Then she heard him say, "Girl, you got a sexy walk. You make a brother wanna..." and his voice faded in the distance as she quickened her pace across the parking lot. My friend then got in her car, locked the doors, and sped back to her office, shaken by his comment and how it had been more than just words.
Why so shaken, you might ask? Because the insulting man really looked like this:
Perv.
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