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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts) Sat Oct 15, 2016, 07:43 AM Oct 2016

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Check in here if you are a woman who has been groped. [View all]

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Not something we talk about...because its humiliating. I don't think most men have any idea how common this is. I recently attended a convention of executives that shared space with the HUGE 5 year national Plumbers Union convention. The plumbers and pipe fitters were gentlemen. The execs were gropers. I(late 50's) and my 45 year old female co-worker were both groped. Our 28 year old co-worker was groped AND stalked. Nothing of us were drunk etc. and this happened within an hour of the start of a vendor hosted reception.

Fun tip- shouting "get your fucking hands off me" solves the problem, stat.

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Check in here if you are a woman who has been groped. [View all] elehhhhna Oct 2016 OP

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A shorter list would be the women who haven't been groped. Vinca Oct 2016 #6

^^^This^^^ eom Gormy Cuss Oct 2016 #121

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I was a cocktail waitress too. Control-Z Oct 2016 #159

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Same thing happened to me dgibby Oct 2016 #108

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+1 CountAllVotes Oct 2016 #52

My brothers told me: Cracklin Charlie Oct 2016 #81

Make contact at the shin, scrape all the way down, Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #98

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Yes, we can thank Trump for that Rorey Oct 2016 #36

Thank you for being strong enough to share this. But one thing... Bucky Oct 2016 #49

Was being sarcastic Freddie Oct 2016 #61

Happened to me too. Duppers Oct 2016 #84

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add me to the list. redwitch Oct 2016 #39

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More than once mothra1orbit Oct 2016 #44

Check. Too many times to list. First time at age 11. N/t carpediem Oct 2016 #42

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If men are allowed to check in. Check IronLionZion Oct 2016 #48

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Age 12. n/t pnwmom Oct 2016 #51

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I asked my wife, she said yes liberal N proud Oct 2016 #58

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May I remind you men and boys get groped too TrogL Oct 2016 #60

So why not start a second thread? and Check. spooky3 Oct 2016 #62

Wow .... etherealtruth Oct 2016 #67

Feel free to start your own thread about that. nt DLevine Oct 2016 #73

Start a thread. elehhhhna Oct 2016 #85

I'm surprised it took this long for one of you to show up. nt raccoon Oct 2016 #148

Check... CherokeeDem Oct 2016 #63

Check. Multiple times, starting at 13. sinkingfeeling Oct 2016 #65

Of Course Chalco Oct 2016 #66

I got it the worst as a teenager. Quantess Oct 2016 #68

That is molestation! Motley13 Oct 2016 #114

Well, here we are. I feel damned lucky to get away before anything became too weird. Quantess Oct 2016 #197

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Check x too many times to count. Tess49 Oct 2016 #79

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Check, although once I turned the tables and it was very satisfying. smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #82

Good for you! Duppers Oct 2016 #88

Of course, I had a few drinks in me. smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #89

Check. I'm gonna take a wild guess that if you are female, you have been groped. OregonBlue Oct 2016 #83

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And yeah, he was my boss. raven mad Oct 2016 #102

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So sorry. I started this thread thinking I'd been groped maybe 3 times elehhhhna Oct 2016 #123

No apology necessary Sophiegirl Oct 2016 #131

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As a male speaking for (Iam sure) 99.9% of good men, Iam so sorry Old Vet Oct 2016 #138

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Not groped in the literal sense but I went to the store with a guy I barely knew to buy some Boomerproud Oct 2016 #140

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Check. Put out my cigarette on one of them. REP Oct 2016 #149

I wish I had thought of that when I was younger. Ilsa Oct 2016 #170

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I once had a boss who would slide across the floor and grab your ankles Solly Mack Oct 2016 #156

when a guy asks if you want to sit on his face Skittles Oct 2016 #198

lolol! I actually stepped on his face. Solly Mack Oct 2016 #201

Donald Trump was your boss? mnmoderatedem Oct 2016 #205

That wouldn't be too far off the mark, actually. Solly Mack Oct 2016 #207

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More than a few. Zen Democrat Oct 2016 #158

I was not going to check in. stage left Oct 2016 #160

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Yep. Might be more interesting for women who HAVEN'T been groped to self-identify. n/t TygrBright Oct 2016 #164

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Creep followed me home and banged on my door saying he just wanted to rape.. no biggie (s) Foggyhill Oct 2016 #167

check. many times when I was young. fierywoman Oct 2016 #168

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Well yes ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #172

many times. started age 12 with 70-ish violin teacher... fierywoman Oct 2016 #173

I made him very, VERY sorry indeed Skittles Oct 2016 #174

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groped...and I'm a man Demonaut Oct 2016 #181

Check. Multiple times. eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #182

Of course, but am I the only one uncomfortable with posting details? LeftyMom Oct 2016 #183

Yeah, some, but fuck that guy. elehhhhna Oct 2016 #188

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Sadly - more than once and was sexually assaulted in an elevator... Pachamama Oct 2016 #186

No but I'll admit a story LostinRed Oct 2016 #187

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Not a pleasant truth, but this just shows how many of us have stories, even men Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #191

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The first time att nine years old. Tracer Oct 2016 #199

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One of the times I was groped, I was lucky. I was working as a waitress appleannie1 Oct 2016 #209

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