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meadowlark5

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Sat Oct 15, 2016, 01:08 PM
Oct 2016

All the way back to as young as 5th grade by an older neighbor of one of my friends.

But what I was most subjected to was vulgar talk, either towards me or around me by guys. Believe me, "locker room talk" is common in some parts of the country, still to this day. I witnessed it as recently as Labor Day weekend back home visiting in the midwest, rural farming town. The women even laugh at it.

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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
Checking in. nt cry baby Oct 2016 #15
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Same thing happened to me dgibby Oct 2016 #108
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Yes. iamateacher Oct 2016 #27
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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
Yes. nt msanthrope Oct 2016 #40
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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
Here... FarPoint Oct 2016 #43
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If men are allowed to check in. Check IronLionZion Oct 2016 #48
+1 Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #193
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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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Many times unapatriciated Oct 2016 #92
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Check - many times LeftInTX Oct 2016 #96
Check, and worse. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #97
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And yeah, he was my boss. raven mad Oct 2016 #102
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I'm lucky I guess PasadenaTrudy Oct 2016 #143
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Yep. LisaM Oct 2016 #109
Packed like a sardine NYC Subway Car HockeyMom Oct 2016 #110
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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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yup XemaSab Oct 2016 #125
Yep Mchill17 Oct 2016 #126
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Check ... several times Rhythm Oct 2016 #132
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Yes MFM008 Oct 2016 #136
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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
Check. Age 6. roody Oct 2016 #150
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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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OMG rtracey Oct 2016 #190
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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