Is there a certain age when sexual harassment is no longer a thing?
I'm on the elliptical and an 80 year old man comes up and motions for me to take my headphones off. He then proceeds to point at a kid half way across the gym and say 'see that guy? He's from Wisconsin!' This was followed by intense giggling. Thinking he's anti Wisconsin I say 'ohhhh no the worst.' Confused, but thinking I said just what he needed I put my headphones back in.
2 minutes later....
He reapproaches, this time from the rear. Taking only one earbud out I lean down to the comment, 'you like Wisconsin too (more giggling) at least according to your billboard!' Now if this guy weren't in his Sunday's best and receiving Social Security benefits I may have reacted differently, but I commended him on being a spitfire so early in the morning. 'Well you were advertising' as he points/taps at my shorts.
I found myself wondering if his interaction was inappropriate or if he was right that I was bringing it on myself? This old man has just thrown me into a Lifetime movie. Ladies, don't follow my example. Politeness perpetuates the problem. I fear next time he'll take the visible part of my sports bra and give me a nasty 'turtle snap.'
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